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| author | Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org> | 2012-12-16 19:36:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-12-16 18:30:53 -0800 |
| commit | a26fd033af23389cd6e17d078007aaec61b5c9c1 (patch) | |
| tree | 4545f3d761b3ed22adebe2f0193f4c7fa4a77ab3 | |
| parent | 6a5b6498837e43d1904f12eed9d47b47250680f1 (diff) | |
| download | git-a26fd033af23389cd6e17d078007aaec61b5c9c1.tar.gz | |
Documentation: move support for old compilers to CodingGuidelines
The "Try to be nice to older C compilers" text is clearly a guideline
to be borne in mind whilst coding rather than when submitting patches.
Signed-off-by: Adam Spiers <git@adamspiers.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/CodingGuidelines | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 13 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines index 57da6aadeb..69f7e9b76c 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines @@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ For C programs: - We try to keep to at most 80 characters per line. + - We try to support a wide range of C compilers to compile git with, + including old ones. That means that you should not use C99 + initializers, even if a lot of compilers grok it. + + - Variables have to be declared at the beginning of the block. + + - NULL pointers shall be written as NULL, not as 0. + - When declaring pointers, the star sides with the variable name, i.e. "char *string", not "char* string" or "char * string". This makes it easier to understand code diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index c107cb1693..c34c9d12c6 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -127,19 +127,6 @@ in templates/hooks--pre-commit. To help ensure this does not happen, run git diff --check on your changes before you commit. -(1a) Try to be nice to older C compilers - -We try to support a wide range of C compilers to compile -git with. That means that you should not use C99 initializers, even -if a lot of compilers grok it. - -Also, variables have to be declared at the beginning of the block -(you can check this with gcc, using the -Wdeclaration-after-statement -option). - -Another thing: NULL pointers shall be written as NULL, not as 0. - - (2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits. git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format. |