From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2@gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: What's the line length limit in the Emacs codebase?
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:30:59 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvlfdko7lb.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAArVCkReJzo_aDAfWg9q0sQzApTRY+y8PXtS7ufyOrb8SObYbQ@mail.gmail.com> (Philipp Stephani's message of "Sat, 26 Dec 2020 12:02:09 +0100")
>> > This seems overly complicated, and people are unlikely to follow
>> > complicated rules.
>> I don't think there is a need for a simplistic rule that is
>> strictly enforced. Where have you seen such a need?
> Nowhere, it's more of a question.
It doesn't look like it.
> Line length is a typical bikeshedding problem that's best solved by
> picking a number and then sticking to it.
You do realize that this discussion you've started *is* bikeshedding, right?
We have picked a number and stuck to it, many many years ago.
That doesn't stop bikeshedding. The only thing that stops bikeshedding
is to stop participating in the discussion.
You got the answer to your question, and you yourself admit that there
is no problem to solve. So please let's stop here.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-26 16:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-23 9:58 What's the line length limit in the Emacs codebase? Philipp Stephani
2020-12-23 15:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-23 16:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-23 21:21 ` Karl Fogel
2020-12-24 3:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25 17:11 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-25 17:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-26 11:02 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-26 16:30 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2020-12-27 5:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-25 20:32 ` tomas
2020-12-26 10:38 ` Michael Albinus
2020-12-26 11:17 ` Yuri Khan
2020-12-26 11:22 ` Michael Albinus
2020-12-26 11:36 ` Yuri Khan
2020-12-26 12:21 ` tomas
2020-12-26 18:31 ` Drew Adams
2020-12-26 11:12 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-25 17:10 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-25 19:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-26 11:09 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-26 11:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-26 10:24 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 11:04 ` Philipp Stephani
2020-12-26 18:43 ` Drew Adams
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