Revert "Documentation: Our coding style now allows 80 + 2*8 columns in a line"
This reverts commit b3a8cc54db
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This change was submitted under the incorrect assumption that there was
agreement on a coding style change. There wasn't, so while the issue is
under discussion we should revert to the previous status quo.
Change-Id: I37a5585764346af11a98bdf58c810dd3cf5bfe40
Signed-off-by: Julius Werner <jwerner@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/31915
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
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@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ the code move too far to the right, and makes it hard to read on a
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more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should
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more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should
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fix your program.
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fix your program.
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Since most code in a file is indented at least 1 level, we account for
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2 levels in addition to the 80 characters on the terminal under the
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assumption that editors can scroll to the right, making an 80 characters
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screen visible with little loss on the left end.
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In short, 8-char indents make things easier to read, and have the added
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In short, 8-char indents make things easier to read, and have the added
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benefit of warning you when you're nesting your functions too deep.
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benefit of warning you when you're nesting your functions too deep.
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Heed that warning.
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Heed that warning.
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@ -85,11 +80,11 @@ Get a decent editor and don't leave whitespace at the end of lines.
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Coding style is all about readability and maintainability using commonly
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Coding style is all about readability and maintainability using commonly
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available tools.
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available tools.
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The limit on the length of lines is 96 columns (80 columns + 2 tab levels)
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The limit on the length of lines is 80 columns and this is a strongly
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and this is a strongly preferred limit.
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preferred limit.
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Statements longer than 96 columns will be broken into sensible chunks,
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Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible chunks,
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unless exceeding 96 columns significantly increases readability and does
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unless exceeding 80 columns significantly increases readability and does
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not hide information. Descendants are always substantially shorter than
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not hide information. Descendants are always substantially shorter than
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the parent and are placed substantially to the right. The same applies
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the parent and are placed substantially to the right. The same applies
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to function headers with a long argument list. However, never break
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to function headers with a long argument list. However, never break
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