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| author | Josh Triplett <josht@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2007-07-15 23:41:37 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org> | 2007-07-16 09:05:50 -0700 |
| commit | 4e7bd66318b3ae60fbba7d886d9a98b71ffbf74e (patch) | |
| tree | 02cb27db780c8c12f457f15bbabcb5859d29c7f6 /Documentation/CodingStyle | |
| parent | a923fd6ae7599aee63934ed13c3033fdefc7a18e (diff) | |
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CodingStyle: add information about editor modelines
I recently received a patch including a file that had a vim modeline,
and I realized that nothing specifically proscribed that practice.
Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 00bffa7b740e..a667eb1fc26e 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -738,6 +738,33 @@ need them. Feel free to peruse that header file to see what else is already defined that you shouldn't reproduce in your code. + Chapter 18: Editor modelines and other cruft + +Some editors can interpret configuration information embedded in source files, +indicated with special markers. For example, emacs interprets lines marked +like this: + +-*- mode: c -*- + +Or like this: + +/* +Local Variables: +compile-command: "gcc -DMAGIC_DEBUG_FLAG foo.c" +End: +*/ + +Vim interprets markers that look like this: + +/* vim:set sw=8 noet */ + +Do not include any of these in source files. People have their own personal +editor configurations, and your source files should not override them. This +includes markers for indentation and mode configuration. People may use their +own custom mode, or may have some other magic method for making indentation +work correctly. + + Appendix I: References |