On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:17:20 +0100 Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
| On Tuesday 28 February 2006 15:52, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
| > Yes, it's an utterly trivial problem, but it is a QA violation.
| > Getting a complete list is something that takes a heck of a lot
| > longer, and I have yet to be convinced that my time would not be
| > better spent elsewhere.
| 
| Where is a coding style problem related to quality of code in general
| and assurance in particular?

It's more relevant than you might think. Screwing up layout like that
breaks various QA checking tools that assume that things are in the
standard format.

| QA is about things being proper, not looking proper.

Proper coding style is part of being proper.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Wearer of the shiny hat)
Mail            : ciaranm at gentoo.org
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