On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 02:49 +0100, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > > There are some GOTOs in the LinuxBIOS code already, but I'd rather > > remove those than introduce new ones... Is there a consensus about > > GOTO > > usage in LinuxBIOS? Do we allow that? If no, I'll update the > > development > > guidelines accordingly... > > Our CodingStyle (borrowed from Linux) currently says that goto's > to an error exit path are allowed (preferred to other solutions, > actually). > > Most other goto's are frowned upon of course.
Why exactly is this anyways? Pesonally, I agree with Peter that gotos make code much easier to follow, but I always learned that they were frowned upon, my C++ instructer in college refused to even teach about it (although he couldn't tell me why either). Also, you state "CodingStyle" as one word...is there a specific page/doc outlining what the preferred coding style is, or is it just a general consensus deal? -Corey -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
