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[Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcantonio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 01:38:21PM -0400, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:

> I don't know if I would go ballistic but I do know one thing I would
> not do and that is convert code as it stands now to another coding
> standard after all the time and effort I spent getting the original
> code into the current format.  The KiCad coding standards were

I personally wouldn't have touched the original code... usually we (at work) we
set a standard from that point on. Unless there is a complete code freeze that
would create unnecessary diffs which would be *extremely* inconvenient for
other developers (especially branchers).

> stated in the coding policy, the only thing worse than looking at
> code formatted in a style that you don't like is looking at 10
> different formats that you don't like in the same source file.  I
> think we can all agree on that.  The most important reason to follow

I actually I'm being used to read code written and patched in decades by
different teams (with questions like: "why all the labels are 6 characters
long?" "because one of the previous developers was used to *another system*
which had that limitation). Given that I'm in system integration/adaptation
maybe that's uncommon for other developers:P

> coding standards is in order to show respect of the work done by
> everyone who came before you.  If you can understand this, then
> understanding the consistency part is mute.  I hate the GNU coding

No issue for me; as I said just tell how you need it done:D the *really* fun
standards are these like MISRA C with rules like (more or less) "you can't use
pointers". Good luck with them!

> I would like to propose an experiment.  Join the Linux kernel
> mailing list and publicly scold Linus about how much you don't like
> Linux kernel coding style.  Then sit back and wait for a response.

Naah I don't think its that so anymore. I was referring *exactly* to Torvalds
when I talked about dictatorships... (he seems to also hate GNU coding
standards, like many others...  From CodingStyle)

"First off, I'd suggest printing out a copy of the GNU coding standards,
and NOT read it.  Burn them, it's a great symbolic gesture"

Given that premise the outcome of the experiment would be clear (but he also
says that standards are not exactly mandatory, but must be taken in
consideration)

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Lorenzo Marcantonio
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