[RFC] Characters per line: from punch card (80) to line printer (132) (was: [Patch][OpenMP/OpenACC/Fortran] Fix mapping of optional (present|absent) arguments)

[N.M. Maclaren]

On Dec 5 2019, Michael Matz wrote:
>
>(oh a flame bait :) )

Quite.  I shall try not to make it too much worse, but there's another point
that needs mentioning.

I find long names hard to read, with either short or long lines, especially
when combined with variants like negotiate_twisty_little_passage, and
negotiate_little_twisty_passage.  And extending line lengths will probably
encourage the use of longer names.

As people say, there are conficting requirements, but I side with you in
preferring 80 column lines.  Actually, I tend to use less, but that's
because of the (still current) frequency with which utilities make a mess
of lines exactly 80 columns long in an 80 column field.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.