On 12/15/06, Pavel Machek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi!> Pavel Machek wrote: > >> From: Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> +Use one space around (on each side of) most binary and ternary operators, > >> +such as any of these: > >> + = + - < > * / % | & ^ <= >= == != ? : > > > > Actually, this should not be hard rule. We want to allow > > > > j = 3*i + l<<2; > > Which would be very misleading. This expression evaluates to > > j = (((3 * i) + l) << 2); > > Binary + precedes <<. Aha, okay. So this one should be written as j = 3*i+l << 2; (Well, parenthesses should really be used. Anyway, sometimes grouping around operator is useful, even if I made mistake demonstrating that.
--- I think the mistake illuminates why parentheses should be the rule. If you're thinking about using spacing to convey grouping, use parentheses instead... scott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
