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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: code style - my takeRe: code style - my take
From: roland <for_spam_at_gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:26:44 +0100 > For example, we want to keep the simulators possible to compile and build on > as many platforms as possible, without forcing people to upgrade even their > native gcc (or whatever compiler they use). as i`m working "cross platform" (i`m systems administrator) I really favor this "mentality". I`m constantly getting annoyed about tools i download for work - when compiling them MANY even fail to compile on popular platforms which just "slightly" differ from the developer`s one (because the developer usually didn`t keep portability in mind) > Then again, the style we use is used to keep the code look similar all over > the Rockbox sources. It's a bit of a religion what kind of style that is > best, so we don't discuss that now. We just ask contributors to use the style > we already have set to use in Rockbox. We don't ask anyone to like it or join > any religion. Yes - huge projects need some type of order like this. It would be anarchy without that - bringing a lot of secondary problems. YOU (the guys who started the project) should keep hold of the right to decide, how code should look like when going into rockbox - and YOU should also decide what code being merged. (as Linus is(/was?) the "guru" who deceides what goes into the next Linux-Kernel release, and what not) Don`t underestimate the "managementfactor" - The more people being involved, the more "management" and "clear direction" is being needed to continue a project successfully. As we know too many cooks usually spoil the broth. > Why rock the boat now? We've managed fine so far. fine ? no ! VERY FINE ! :) regards Roland Received on 2003-02-22 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |