From 7df3f55b92ef39239b7b84fee6b89a87a304a58f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Steinhardt Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:24:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/CodingGuidelines | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines index 1d92b2da03..65fba3b810 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines @@ -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 + # if BAR + # include + # 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