Ermmm ... wasn't it you who said not to have discussions on apache-cvs a while back?
Anyway... > > In reply to Ben Laurie who said > > > > ben 96/03/18 02:28:23 > > > > Added: . RULES.CVS > > Log: > > First attempt at a "rules" file for CVS. Note that I didn't make these > > rules > > up, I'm just writing down what I see as the consensus. > > Looks like a reasonable start. I guess rule 4 is down to me :-) > > Only thing is, do we really want it in that particular location? Maybe > we should have a docs directory under apache that holds all these > files. Perhaps. > > Some other things I'd like to see would be a style guide and a "how to > send us a patch" guide. > > On the style guide issue, I started to clean up some warnings yesterday > and the code style varies *A LOT* across different files. This makes it > very hard to see quickly what is happening and in some cases the coding > style is just simply bizarre by most common standards (everyone has > their personal taste I guess). For a group project I think some basic > coding standards would be a good idea. I'd agree, except that almost noone likes the style I prefer. > > I've always been a fan of the Berkeley style, I can dig up their > style guide if people think this is a good idea. I'll even volunteer > to clean up the current sources once we agree on a guide. One thing I cannot bear is any style where the opening "{" doesn't align (vertically) with the closing "}". Where does Bark-Lee stand on this? Also, I'm a fan of Hungarian (as anyone who has read the Apache-SSL source will have guessed) - I'd like to see that used. If we do this, I insist on clear instructions on how to make Emacs do it ;-) But, lets start this thread again on the RIGHT list! Cheers, Ben. > > -- > Paul Richards. Originative Solutions Ltd. (Netcraft Ltd. contractor) > Elsevier Science TIS online journal project. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 0370 462071 (Mobile), +44 (0)1865 843155 -- Ben Laurie Phone: +44 (181) 994 6435 Freelance Consultant and Fax: +44 (181) 994 6472 Technical Director Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A.L. Digital Ltd, URL: http://www.algroup.co.uk London, England.