Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:16:52 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: Dmitry Pryanishnikov <dmitry@atlantis.dp.ua>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: style(9) question Message-ID: <44072884.3070404@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <22407.1141317749@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <22407.1141317749@critter.freebsd.dk>
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20060302163633.H77029@fledge.watson.org>, Robert Watson writes: > >> Regarding the contents of style(9) -- generally, we try hard not to change the >> style guide, as style proves to be a rather contentious topic, as it is >> typically guided much more by opinion and taste than function. > > A lot of people overlook that style(9) is about getting consistency > far more than getting a "style". > > To paraphrase: "Style(9) good or bad, our style(9)." > Or as I like to tell people: "style(9) is a guide, not a contract". The only issue I won't budge on is that when modifying existing code always maintain the existing/prevailing style. Sam
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