On 19/06/2015 10:09, Andreas Färber wrote: >> > -Lines are 80 characters; not longer. >> > +Lines should be 80 characters; try not to make them longer. >> > + >> > +Sometimes it is hard to do, especially when dealing with QEMU subsystems >> > +that use long function or symbol names. Even in that case, do not make >> > +lines _much_ longer than 80 characters. > Anthony had always allowed sensible exceptions to that rule, so +1 for > reformulating it here. > > However, I would suggest that in that case we should lower the > recommendation/warning to 78 chars, with the rationale of not only the > actual code but also two-way diffs (79 chars plus ±/space) and > three-way diffs (78 chars plus 2x ±/space) fitting into standard 80x24 > windows.
Good idea. > Either way, can you please decouple the two changes? Sure, didn't want to spam people with a series on what is mostly an RFC. Paolo
