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authorPatrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>2024-07-30 09:24:38 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2024-07-30 13:50:25 -0700
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treec1e71d91a2eae9ae3127943235edb0ca82c1eabe
parentclang-format: fix indentation width for preprocessor directives (diff)
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Documentation: clarify indentation style for C preprocessor directives
In the preceding commit, we have settled on using a single space per nesting level to indent preprocessor directives. Clarify our coding guidelines accordingly. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ For C programs:
- We use tabs to indent, and interpret tabs as taking up to
8 spaces.
+ - Nested C preprocessor directives are indented after the hash by one
+ space per nesting level.
+
+ #if FOO
+ # include <foo.h>
+ # if BAR
+ # include <bar.h>
+ # endif
+ #endif
+
- We try to keep to at most 80 characters per line.
- As a Git developer we assume you have a reasonably modern compiler