Since the ReST conversion, Error ** is expressed as Error ``*````*``, which is
rendered in HTML as Error *````*. Fix it so the HTML output resembles the
intended C syntax.
Fixes: 336a7451e8 ("docs: convert README, CODING_STYLE and HACKING to RST
syntax")
Signed-off-by: J. Neuschäfer <[email protected]>
---
docs/devel/style.rst | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/devel/style.rst b/docs/devel/style.rst
index
12e509d10de0b8c044c8429aaaee8855bde1deb5..b8edcf9316f059fe15415543098118b28fcaf99c
100644
--- a/docs/devel/style.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/style.rst
@@ -784,10 +784,10 @@ error, non-negative / -errno, non-null / null, or Error
objects.
Example: when a function returns a non-null pointer on success, and it
can fail only in one way (as far as the caller is concerned), returning
null on failure is just fine, and certainly simpler and a lot easier on
-the eyes than propagating an Error object through an Error ``*````*``
parameter.
+the eyes than propagating an Error object through an ``Error **`` parameter.
Example: when a function's callers need to report details on failure
-only the function really knows, use Error ``*````*``, and set suitable errors.
+only the function really knows, use ``Error **``, and set suitable errors.
Do not report an error to the user when you're also returning an error
for somebody else to handle. Leave the reporting to the place that
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base-commit: 45cad8beca3ad75ebe63a36fdc60c98395fd2df1
change-id: 20260513-error-674f87f0d381
Best regards,
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J. Neuschäfer <[email protected]>
