> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:29:36 -0600 > To: stdcxx-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: svn commit: r569152 - > /incubator/stdcxx/branches/4.2.0/etc/config/src/LIMITS.cpp > > Andrew, please be sure to observe the 78 characters/line limit > in Change Log entries as documented in bullet (3) of the Patch > Format section on the Bugs page: > http://incubator.apache.org/stdcxx/bugs.html#patch_format > > The reason for this limit in both ChangeLogs and source files > is that they all need to be readable on traditional VT100 text > terminals.
I have seen coding styles with a 79 character limit (for instance Python) but I am curious what the rationale for the 78 character limit is when even the VT100 displays have 80 columns? -- Mark
