Re: Source Code Formatting Standard Update

[jyqvklioo]

>> The increased consistency will also make it possible to have simpler
>> implementations of automatic formatting software.

>I'm not sure what you mean, 
>the requirement is only for function bodies, (...).

I mean to make the requirement for function bodies the same as for other 
blocks.  
To make example code with a loop:

void
functionName()
 {
   for(unsigned i=0;i<4;i++)
    {
      doMe(pretendItWrapped here,
         andCode continued);
    }
 }

Each parethesis, brace, or bracket can mean the same increase of indentation 
level.  Each { indicates a new block and sub-namespace.

For me this is more logical and understandable. I expect it is otherwise for 
some people.  Being accustomed to a certain practice is usual.

>GNU indent does the right thing by default when it comes to the GNU
>coding standards.

I tried 2 standalone programs previously.  1 of which was "GNU indent". 1 did 
not run on a non-unix platform, which at the time was a requirement, but may 
not 
be for other projects. The other was unreliable.

With the alterations I proposed, a hard coded formatter could be simple, 
speedy, 
and reliable: a combination I have not seen despite searching. Even if there 
were software available, there could be lighter weight, simpler software to 
implement the formatting if each parethesis, brace, or bracket resulted in the 
same increase of indentation level.