Re: [PATCH/v2] CodingStyle updates

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Friday, 15 December 2006 18:00, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:07:17 +0100 Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> > On Fri 2006-12-15 08:52:22, Scott Preece wrote:
> > > On 12/15/06, Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >Hi!
> > > >
> > > >> Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > >> >> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> +Use one space around (on each side of) most binary and ternary 
> > > >operators,
> > > >> >> +such as any of these:
> > > >> >> +  =  +  -  <  >  *  /  %  |  &  ^  <=  >=  ==  !=  ?  :
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Actually, this should not be hard rule. We want to allow
> > > >> >
> > > >> >     j = 3*i + l<<2;
> > > >>
> > > >> Which would be very misleading. This expression evaluates to
> > > >>
> > > >>       j = (((3 * i) + l) << 2);
> > > >>
> > > >> Binary + precedes <<.
> > > >
> > > >Aha, okay. So this one should be written as
> > > >
> > > >        j = 3*i+l << 2;
> > > >
> > > >(Well, parenthesses should really be used. Anyway, sometimes grouping
> > > >around operator is useful, even if I made mistake demonstrating that.
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > I think the mistake illuminates why parentheses should be the rule. If
> > > you're thinking about using spacing to convey grouping, use
> > > parentheses instead...
> > 
> > Not in simple cases.
> > 
> > 	3*i + 2*j should be writen like that. Not like
> > 	(3 * i) + (2 * j)
> 
> I would just write it as:
> 	3 * i + 2 * j

\metoo
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