- limit adjacent empty lines to at most two (2).
- remove any trailing empty lines at the end of source files
- do not "comment out" code from the tree; instead, one should either:
- -# remove it entirely (Subversion can retrieve the old version), or
+ -# remove it entirely (git can retrieve the old version), or
-# use an @c \#if/\#endif block.
Finally, try to avoid lines of code that are longer than than 72-80 columns:
- most identifiers must use lower-case letters (and digits) only.
- macros must use upper-case letters (and digits) only.
- OpenOCD identifiers should NEVER use @c MixedCaps.
-- structure names must end with the '_s' suffix.
-- typedef names must end with the '_t' suffix.
+- @c typedef names must end with the '_t' suffix.
+ - This should be reserved for types that should be passed by value.
+ - Do @b not mix the typedef keyword with @c struct.
- use underline characters between consecutive words in identifiers
(e.g. @c more_than_one_word).
- @c // comments -- in new code, prefer these for single-line comments
- trailing comma allowed in enum declarations
- designated initializers (@{ .field = value @})
-- variables declarations may be mixed with code
+- variables declarations should occur at the point of first use
- new block scopes for selection and iteration statements
+- use malloc() to create dynamic arrays. Do @b not use @c alloca
+or variable length arrays on the stack. non-MMU hosts(uClinux) and
+pthreads require modest and predictable stack usage.
@section styletypes Type Guidelines
- use native types (@c int or @c unsigned) if the type is not important
-# @c function_name() can be used to reference functions
(e.g. flash_set_dirty()).
-# @c struct_name::member_name should be used to reference structure
- fields in the documentation (e.g. @c flash_driver_s::name).
+ fields in the documentation (e.g. @c flash_driver::name).
-# URLS get converted to markup automatically, without any extra effort.
-# new pages can be linked into the heirarchy by using the @c \@subpage
command somewhere the page(s) under which they should be linked:
- Else it's a "Config Command" if it must be used before the
configuration stage completes.
- For a "Driver", list its name.
- - Use BNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
+ - Use EBNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
brackets around zero-or-one choices, parentheses around
exactly-one choices.
- Use \@option, \@file, \@var and other mechanisms where appropriate.
Maintainers must also be sure to follow additional guidelines:
-# Ensure that Perl scripts are committed as executables:
- - Use "<code>chmod +x script.pl</code>"
- @a before using "<code>svn add script.pl</code>", or
- - Use "<code>svn ps svn:executable '*' script.pl</code>"
- @a after using "<code>svn add script.pl</code>".
+ Use "<code>chmod +x script.pl</code>"
+ @a before using "<code>git add script.pl</code>"
*/
/** @page styleautotools Autotools Style Guide