From: simonm <unknown>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:28:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: [project @ 1998-05-28 15:28:01 by simonm]
X-Git-Tag: Approx_2487_patches~649
X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?p=ghc-hetmet.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c858e3b89f8d2d6eac86abf5bb8b75d557219c06

[project @ 1998-05-28 15:28:01 by simonm]
Note about keeping to 80 columns.
---

diff --git a/docs/coding-style.html b/docs/coding-style.html
index ceca6b9..6972000 100644
--- a/docs/coding-style.html
+++ b/docs/coding-style.html
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@ it's easier to write and easier to grep for. YMMV.
 #define stgCast(ty,e) ((ty)(e))
 </pre>
 
+<li> Please keep to 80 columns: the line has to be drawn somewhere,
+and by keeping it to 80 columns we can ensure that code looks OK on
+everyone's screen.  Long lines are hard to read, and a sign that the
+code needs to be restructured anyway.
+
 <li> We don't care too much about your indentation style but, if
 you're modifying a function, please try to use the same style as the
 rest of the function (or file).