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

[Segher Boessenkool]

Hi!

On Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 05:03:43PM +0000, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> C++17 introduces a nice feature, with rationale similar to declaring
> variables in a for-loop init-statement:
> 
> if (auto var = foo(); bar(var))

Similar to GNU C statement expressions, which are *also* only a good
idea to use in limited cases.

> The variable is only in scope for the block where you need it, just
> like a for-loop.
> 
> Unfortunately nearly every time I've tried to use this recently, I've
> found it's impossible in 80 columns, e.g. this from yesterday:
> 
>     if (auto __c = __builtin_memcmp(&*__first1, &*__first2, __len) <=>
> 0; __c != 0)
>       return __c;
> 
> When you're forced to uglify every variable with a leading __ you run
> out of characters pretty damn quickly.

If using this "nice feature" forces you to uglify your code, then maybe
it is not such a nice feature, and you should not use it.

If you have issues with scoping your functions are WAY too long already.


Segher