I have reworded the Coding Conventions page ...- it documents "Sun
conventions plus 100 cols" and the header
- Under a section call "Tools that can help" it has instructions for Eclipse
and Jalopy
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Fair enough kill it
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> On 03/02/2009, at 6:19 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben.caradoc-dav...@csiro.au>
> wrote:
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> As my coworker just discovered, Jalopy modifies all code, even code that
>> has not been changed. This is a Bad Thing.
>>
>> We both use Eclipse with the GeoTools formatter
>> build/eclipse/formatter.xml
>>
>> Mixing and matching with Jalopy will only cause pain. I don't even want to
>> try it. We know it is too aggressive. As Andrea Aime wrote (on 18 April
>> 2008):
>>
>> http://n2.nabble.com/Code-formatting-on-eclipse.-Developers-guide-need-to-be-updated--%28JALOPY%29-tp1957505p1957507.html
>> "It's ugly, not really an option imho. It will rewrite the file
>> completely even if it was not modified, and may introduce cross platform
>> issues due to newline changes. We had to stop using it in GeoServer for
>> that reason at least."
>>
>> Seems like a lot of people use it once, like touching an electric fence.
>> Warnings not to use it are circulating like Secret Programmers' Business,
>> and some people don't find out until it is too late. In my view, I would
>> warn people off it.
>>
>> If you prefer, we can post large warning signs on the wiki, but I think we
>> should just get rid of it.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Ben.
>>
>>
>> Jody Garnett wrote:
>>
>>> The code format mvn plugin still works last time I checked; is it not
>>> making use of these Jalopy settings? For my own projects I now use FindBugz
>>> (a similar static analysis tool).
>>> For formatting I use eclipse.
>>> But yeah this is a case of move it or lose it; can you check if the
>>> source formatting instructions work for you? Then we can decide.
>>> Jody
>>> Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
>>>
>>>> Having just encountered yet another developer trying to do the right
>>>> thing by following the docs, and inflicting Jalopy brain damage on their
>>>> workspace, does anyone object if I expunge any Jalopy reference from the
>>>> wiki?
>>>>
>>>> Jalopy brokenness has often been discussed, e.g:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://n2.nabble.com/Jalopy-plugin-missing-from-Maven-repositories-td1956620.html
>>>>
>>>> http://n2.nabble.com/Code-formatting-on-eclipse.-Developers-guide-need-to-be-updated--(JALOPY)-td1957505.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben.caradoc-dav...@csiro.au>
>> Software Engineer, CSIRO Exploration and Mining
>> Australian Resources Research Centre
>> 26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
>>
>
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