On Fri, 3 Jul 2020 00:31:43 -0700 Danny Lin <[email protected]> wrote:
> EditorConfig is a standard for defining basic editor configuration in > projects. There is support available for 47 code editors as of writing, > including both built-in and extension support. Many notable projects > have adopted the standard already, including zsh, htop, and qemu. > > While this isn't a full-fledged C code style specifier, it does set some > basic ground rules that make it more convenient for contributors to use > any editor of their choice and not have to worry about indentation, line > endings, encoding, final newlines, etc. This should make it > significantly easier to conform to the kernel's general code style when > used in combination with clang-format. > > For more information, check the official EditorConfig website: > https://editorconfig.org/ > > Signed-off-by: Danny Lin <[email protected]> > --- So I worry a bit that not everybody will welcome the addition of a dotfile that may be magically interpreted by their editor. I also worry that the file itself could become a battleground for people wanting to argue about style issues. Perhaps I worry a bit too much...? jon
