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From: Erik Hensema <erik@hensema.net>
Subject: Re: Question about style when converting from K&R to ANSI C.
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:54:21 +0000 (UTC)
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Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com) wrote:
> In article <20030601132626.GA3012@work.bitmover.com>,
> Larry McVoy  <lm@bitmover.com> wrote:
>>On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 11:56:16PM -0600, Steven Cole wrote:
>>> Proposed conversion:
>>> 
>>> int foo(void)
>>> {
>>>    	/* body here */
>>> }	
>>
>>Sometimes it is nice to be able to see function names with a 
>>
>>	grep '^[a-zA-Z].*(' *.c
>>
>>which is why I've always preferred
>>
>>int
>>foo(void)
>>{
>>	/* body here */
>>}	
> 
> That makes no sense.

But it does. Type /^foo <enter> and you're at the function definition. At
least when using vi, which is the editor everybody's using, right? ;-)

Also, when in working in a (too) long function body, type ?^{ and you're
at the start of the function body.

> Do you write your normal variable definitions like
> 
> 	int
> 	a,b,c;
> 
> too? No you don't, because that would be totally idiotic.

Indeed, searching for ^a will fail. There's no reason whatsoever why you'd
declare your variables that way.

-- 
Erik Hensema <erik@hensema.net>
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