2 ## Coding conventions in the Samba 3.0 tree
9 Coding style guidelines are about reducing the number of unnecessary
10 reformatting patches and making things easier developers to work together.
11 You don't have to like them or even agree with them, but once put in place
12 we all have to abide by them (or vote to change them). However, coding
13 style should never outweigh coding itself and so the the guidelines
14 described here are hopefully easier enough to follow as they are very
15 common and supported by tools and editors.
17 The basic style, also mentioned in the SAMBA_4_0/prog_guide.txt is the
18 Linux kernel coding style (See Documentation/CodingStyle in the kernel
19 source tree). The closely matches what most Samba developers use already
22 But to save you the trouble of reading the Linux kernel style guide, here
26 * Maximum Line Width is 80 Characters
27 The reason is not for people with low-res screens but rather sticking
28 to 80 columns prevents you from easily nesting more than one level of
29 if statements or other code blocks. Use source/script/count_80_col.pl
30 to check your changes.
32 * Use 8 Space Tabs to Indent
35 * No Trailing Whitespace
36 Use source/script/strip_trail_ws.pl to clean you files before committing.
38 * Follow the K&R guidelines. We won't go throw them all here. You have
39 a copy of "The C Programming Language" anyways right? You can also use
40 the format_indent.sh script found in source/script/ if all else fails.
50 Add the follow to your $HOME/.emacs file:
52 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook
55 (c-toggle-auto-state)))
60 (Thanks to SATOH Fumiyasu <fumiyas@osstech.jp> for these hints):
62 For the basic vi editor including with all variants of *nix, add the
63 following to $HOME/.exrc:
68 For Vim, the following settings in $HOME/.vimrc will also deal with
69 displaying trailing whitespace:
71 if has("syntax") && (&t_Co > 2 || has("gui_running"))
73 function! ActivateInvisibleCharIndicator()
74 syntax match TrailingSpace "[ \t]\+$" display containedin=ALL
75 highlight TrailingSpace ctermbg=Red
77 autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead * call ActivateInvisibleCharIndicator()
79 " Show tabs, trailing whitespace, and continued lines visually
80 set list listchars=tab:»·,trail:·,extends:…
82 =========================
83 FAQ & Statement Reference
84 =========================
89 Comments should always use the standard C syntax. I.e. /* ... */. C++
90 style comments are not currently allowed.
93 Indention & Whitespace & 80 columns
94 -----------------------------------
96 To avoid confusion, indentations are to be 8 character with tab (not
97 8 ' ' characters. When wrapping parameters for function calls,
98 alignment parameter list with the first parameter on the previous line.
99 Use tabs to get as close as possible and then fill in the final 7
100 characters or less with whitespace. For example,
102 var1 = foo(arg1, arg2,
105 The previous example is intended to illustrate alignment of function
106 parameters across lines and not as encourage for gratuitous line
107 splitting. Never split a line before columns 70 - 79 unless you
108 have a really good reason. Be smart about formatting.
111 If, switch, & Code blocks
112 -------------------------
114 Always follow an 'if' keyword with a space but don't include additional
115 spaces following or preceding the parentheses in the conditional.
124 Yes we have a lot of code that uses the second form and we are trying
125 to clean it up without being overly intrusive.
127 Note that this is a rule about parentheses following keywords and not
128 functions. Don't insert a space between the name and left parentheses when
131 Braces for code blocks used by for, if, switch, while, do..while, etc...
132 should begin on the same line as the statement keyword and end on a line
133 of their own. NOTE: Functions are different and the beginning left brace
134 should begin on a line of its own.
136 If the beginning statement has to be broken across lines due to length,
137 the beginning brace should be on a line of its own.
139 The exception to the ending rule is when the closing brace is followed by
140 another language keyword such as else or the closing while in a do..while
157 printf("also good\n");
164 print("I'm in a loop!\n"); }
170 While many people have been academically taught that goto's are fundamentally
171 evil, then can greatly enhance readability and reduce memory leaks when used
172 as the single exit point from a function. But in no Samba world what so ever
173 is a goto outside of a function or block of code a good idea.
177 int function foo(int y)
183 z = malloc(sizeof(int)*y);
190 print("Allocated %d elements.\n", y);
200 Checking Pointer Values
201 -----------------------
203 When invoking functions that return pointer values, either of the following
204 are acceptable. Use you best judgement and choose the more readable option.
205 Remember that many other people will review it.
207 if ((x = malloc(sizeof(short)*10)) == NULL ) {
208 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to alloc memory!\n");
213 x = malloc(sizeof(short)*10);
215 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to alloc memory!\n");