Re: 'origin' indentation rule.

[Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org>]

ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org> skribis:
>
>> I failed to retrieve the post where this rule has been suggested (if
>> there is one), so I don't know the rationale behind it.
>
> I don’t think it was discussed at the time.  It’s just that I like
> ‘package’ and ‘origin’ indented like ‘begin’, I think it’s more pleasant
> to the eye.  :-)

Ok, that makes sense. :)

> It’s a good idea to have the manual conform to the rule.
>
> Other than that, I think it’s no big deal if some packages don’t follow
> exactly this rule.  I encourage people to follow this rule, but I prefer
> a patch that violates it than no patch at all.  I guess it’s about
> finding the right balance between nitpicking and welcoming.  ;-)

"encourage" means that this is OK that those who use Emacs and/or know
this rule apply silently this indentation rule when for example updating
a package definition?

> Importers render code with (ice-9 pretty-print), which is quite
> primitive, so they cannot follow sophisticated rules.

OK, I didn't know about that.

> So apart from the manual, I wouldn’t change anything.

I will send a patch for this, if we agree on that.

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Mathieu Lirzin