From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mathieu Lirzin Subject: Re: 'origin' indentation rule. Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:35:19 +0200 Message-ID: <87k2rwlpfs.fsf@openmailbox.org> References: <87twr2neyu.fsf@openmailbox.org> <87zj0sc29c.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56793) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZaU6h-0004fL-MJ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:35:36 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZaU6d-0002qG-LS for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:35:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87zj0sc29c.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:08:31 +0200") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Mathieu Lirzin 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=E2=80=99t think it was discussed at the time. It=E2=80=99s just th= at I like > =E2=80=98package=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98origin=E2=80=99 indented like =E2= =80=98begin=E2=80=99, I think it=E2=80=99s more pleasant > to the eye. :-) Ok, that makes sense. :) > It=E2=80=99s a good idea to have the manual conform to the rule. > > Other than that, I think it=E2=80=99s no big deal if some packages don=E2= =80=99t 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=E2=80=99s 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=E2=80=99t change anything. I will send a patch for this, if we agree on that. -- Mathieu Lirzin