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From: karl@ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Indent question
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Date: 18 Nov 90 00:27:45 GMT
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In article <5334@catfish11.UUCP> yedinak@motcid.UUCP (Mark A. Yedinak) writes:
>roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:
>[I want to tell indent to use this style:]
>>	int this_function(int param) {
>>	}
>
>The only other thing I question, is why declare your functions that way. I
>realize there is the stylistic difference when it comes to if, while, for
>statements, but this is the first time I have ever seen anyone wanting to
>format functions in this manner.

Why?  Because it's consistent with the common style for internal blocks:
	if (...) {
	}

>My only reservation to using this style, is that it is radically differnet
>(at least from all the code, books, etc. I have ever seen) from the norm.

I expect this will be changing now that prototypes have obviated the need for
the extra vertical space.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (karl@ima.isc.com or uunet!ima!karl), The Walking Lint