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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-12-21 15:18:47 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-12-21 15:18:47 -0800 |
| commit | c2c6a70a54d2ce51187ba6409b65f819daa55497 (patch) | |
| tree | a5ced7196b2987e04a8e0a1ec6a57b3eaac514f5 /Documentation/CodingGuidelines | |
| parent | 19b4520ba9c367bf562d1fe38deaa2b96be81309 (diff) | |
| parent | a26fd033af23389cd6e17d078007aaec61b5c9c1 (diff) | |
| download | git-c2c6a70a54d2ce51187ba6409b65f819daa55497.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'as/doc-for-devs'
It might be a better idea to move the text the bottom one adds to
the extended description from the quick checklist part.
* as/doc-for-devs:
Documentation: move support for old compilers to CodingGuidelines
SubmittingPatches: add convention of prefixing commit messages
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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 |