HEADS UP: COMPAT_IA32 renamed COMPAT_FREEBSD32

Julian Elischer julian at elischer.org
Fri Mar 12 19:10:56 UTC 2010


Ulrich Spörlein wrote:
> On Fri, 12.03.2010 at 11:36:25 +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:24:57 -0800
>> Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>     I can haz PR review then? Here's an easy one :)...
>>>
>>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=144644
>>>
>> Looks OK to me except I don't like the
>> 	if (something) {
>> 		one-line-of-code();
>> 	}
>> constructs, but according to style(9) these are sort-of OK, viz
>>
>>      Closing and opening braces go on the same line as the else.  Braces that
>>      are not necessary may be left out.
>>                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>              if (test)
>>                      stmt;
>>              else if (bar) {
>>                      stmt;
>>                      stmt;
>>              } else
>>                      stmt;
>>
>> Saved by the "may."
> 
> True, but some folks (me included) really hate it, when different
> bracing is used *within* the same statement. The example above really is
> horrible. If one if/else-if clause needs braces, just brace them all. This
> loses no vertical space (the dangling else excluded) and some folks find
> it visually more pleasing/easier to read.
> 
> ... hence begins the bikeshedding.

"Green"

My personal preference is that if one clause requires braces,
they all get them so you would never see

"else {"

or

"} else"

just
"else"
or
"} else {"

I just find it helps keep everything correctly associated when reading.

> 
> Bye,
> Uli
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