Re: Feedback on indentation rules

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> skribis:

> On Mon, 06 Mar 2023 at 17:56, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> Thanks for the feedback.  I wonder if some are of the opinion that since
>>> gexp->derivation is a plain function rather than a syntax having a
>>> special form for its 2nd argument, we should leave the default
>>> indentation rules untouched for it?
>>
>> Yes, that’s my take and current practice so far: special rules for
>> special forms (macros), not for procedures.
>
> What is the rationale?  Being able to know directly at the location when
> it is a plain function or a special form?

Yes.

Now, it’s aesthetics so there’s no “rationale” per se but rather
established practice: in the project, but also from what I can see in
Guile and more generally Scheme (info "(guix) Formatting Code").

Ludo’.