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Re: Coding standards
>>>>> Gabriel Dos Reis <dosreis@cmla.ens-cachan.fr> writes:
> The fact that people insists on applying GNU C Standard rules to C++
> programs, where obviously they can't apply as they are always puzzles
> me. I'm not saying we should throw away C rules altogether; we should
> recognize that there are cases in C++ where they are simply ridiculuous.
> The case above is one of them.
I assume that "people" means me, but I agree with you. I'm not suggesting
that the C rules should apply where they can't; I agree that the example
Benjamin gave should be formatted as he gave it, and I said as much in an
earlier response.
Jason