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From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.22-git* regression: Kconfig prompts without help text
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:04:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <469E5629.4020409@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707181954190.5385@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Jul 18 2007 10:34, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>> On Jul 18 2007 09:41, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>>> Looks good to me except that help text should be indented by
>>>> 2 more spaces according to CodingStyle.
>>> Who invented that rule anyway... the "---help---" marker (note the dashes)
>>> clearly separates things already.
>>> Here you go.
>> I have no idea where it came from.  (not me)
> 
> It was akpm:
> http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/Documentation/CodingStyle?PAGE=diffs&REV=1.5
> 
> Well, can we lift it?

I think that would only make sense if "---help---" is used (like you did)
instead of the plain "help" string.

In the case of "---help---", it's OK with me not to be indented by 2 more
spaces.

-- 
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

  reply	other threads:[~2007-07-18 18:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-16 18:49 2.6.22-git* regression: Kconfig prompts without help text Stefan Richter
2007-07-18 15:18 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-07-18 16:00   ` Stefan Richter
2007-07-18 16:41   ` Randy Dunlap
2007-07-18 17:17     ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-07-18 17:34       ` Randy Dunlap
2007-07-18 17:55         ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-07-18 18:04           ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2007-07-18 18:33             ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-07-18 18:37               ` Adrian Bunk
2007-07-19 20:26       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2007-07-19 20:49         ` Stefan Richter
2007-07-19 21:05           ` Geert Uytterhoeven

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