Feature request:Code formatting policies

[Ralf Nolden]

Pabs wrote:
> 
> Feature request
> Code formatting policies:

KDevelop 3 (gideon) contains an astyle plugin for selection of code
formatting already. As far as I understand your request, you try to
force a certain formatting, which is a simple Nono for most developers
:) Hence either write as you want or use the plugin to format the code
in a certain manner you prefer.

Ralf


> IDE developers (KDevelop, VIDE, RHIDE, Komodo, emacs modes etc ) could colaborate
> to define an XML namespace DTD that can represent code formatting policies.
> Each software package (the GIMP, KDE, Apache, Linux etc) could then distribute
> these files with the src, and the code editors/IDEs of people who write code
> for these projects could either enforce these policies through automatic formatting
> or indicate parts of the code that don't conform to the policy.
> 
> examples
> positioning of braces in C/C++
> whitespace in function calls
> whitespace around operators
> etc
> 
> Why XML instead of just sample source files - easier to determine if policy
> documents conform to the standard, more flexible, multiple languages easily
> accomodated.
> 
> The result might be more accepted patches, less work for maintainers -> better
> software, faster
> 
> Bye,
> Pabs
> 
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