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In order to keep the code nice and clean we have a few requirements you'll
need to stick to in order to get your patch accepted:
-- use 2-space no-tabs for indentation (mandatory on new files, old ones will
+- Use 2-space no-tabs for indentation (mandatory on new files, old ones will
be re-indented eventually. When modifying an existing file with 8-space
- indentation keep the old style please)
-- Use K&R style for the braces
+ indentation keep the old style please).
+- Use K&R style for the braces.
- No braces for one line control clauses.
-- please compare with NULL or FALSE isntead of using "!"
-- callback functions have a suffix _cb
-- all files have to be encoded in UTF-8
+- Callback functions have a suffix _cb.
+- All files have to be encoded in UTF-8.
- Use char/int/double/..., not gchar/gint/gdouble/... types.
+- All implementation files must include first "config.h", followed by
+ the primary header, followed by a blank line, followed by all the
+ other headers sorted alphabetically.
- data/kr-gnome-indent.cfg is provided as a reference config file for the
uncrustify program to get correct indentation in new files.