Wolfgang Denk wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >> Aligning with TABs (or at all, in initializer lists) is not a good thing, > > It is mandatory per Coding Style requirements.
Where? I don't see any mention of alignment, and while there's no explicit definition of indentation, the rationale states that the choice of 8 characters for indentation is "to clearly define where a block of control starts and ends", which has nothing to do with alignment. >> IMO -- it screws things up when viewed with any other tab size (and why >> else have tabs in the first place?). > > What do you mean by "other tab size'? See Linux kernel coding style, > Chapter 1: Indentation: > > Tabs are 8 characters, and thus indentations are also 8 > characters. > > Tabs are 8 characters. Full stop. Yes, 8 is the "official" tab size for the Linux and U-Boot projects, for purposes of line length limits, etc. That doesn't mean we should go out of our way to screw up alignment when a different size is used, when it's so easy to avoid. What's the point of using TAB as a crappy compression scheme, rather than giving it semantic meaning as the block indentation level? -Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
