><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="CODING"
-></A
->4. Coding Guidelines</H1
+NAME="CODING">4. Coding Guidelines</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S1"
-></A
->4.1. Introduction</H2
+NAME="S1">4.1. Introduction</H2
><P
>This set of standards is designed to make our lives easier. It is
developed with the simple goal of helping us keep the "new and improved
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S2"
-></A
->4.2. Using Comments</H2
+NAME="S2">4.2. Using Comments</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S3"
-></A
->4.2.1. Comment, Comment, Comment</H3
+NAME="S3">4.2.1. Comment, Comment, Comment</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S4"
-></A
->4.2.2. Use blocks for comments</H3
+NAME="S4">4.2.2. Use blocks for comments</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S5"
-></A
->4.2.3. Keep Comments on their own line</H3
+NAME="S5">4.2.3. Keep Comments on their own line</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S6"
-></A
->4.2.4. Comment each logical step</H3
+NAME="S6">4.2.4. Comment each logical step</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S7"
-></A
->4.2.5. Comment All Functions Thoroughly</H3
+NAME="S7">4.2.5. Comment All Functions Thoroughly</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S8"
-></A
->4.2.6. Comment at the end of braces if the
+NAME="S8">4.2.6. Comment at the end of braces if the
content is more than one screen length</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S9"
-></A
->4.3. Naming Conventions</H2
+NAME="S9">4.3. Naming Conventions</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S10"
-></A
->4.3.1. Variable Names</H3
+NAME="S10">4.3.1. Variable Names</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S11"
-></A
->4.3.2. Function Names</H3
+NAME="S11">4.3.2. Function Names</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S12"
-></A
->4.3.3. Header file prototypes</H3
+NAME="S12">4.3.3. Header file prototypes</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S13"
-></A
->4.3.4. Enumerations, and #defines</H3
+NAME="S13">4.3.4. Enumerations, and #defines</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S14"
-></A
->4.3.5. Constants</H3
+NAME="S14">4.3.5. Constants</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S15"
-></A
->4.4. Using Space</H2
+NAME="S15">4.4. Using Space</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S16"
-></A
->4.4.1. Put braces on a line by themselves.</H3
+NAME="S16">4.4.1. Put braces on a line by themselves.</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S17"
-></A
->4.4.2. ALL control statements should have a
+NAME="S17">4.4.2. ALL control statements should have a
block</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S18"
-></A
->4.4.3. Do not belabor/blow-up boolean
+NAME="S18">4.4.3. Do not belabor/blow-up boolean
expressions</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S19"
-></A
->4.4.4. Use white space freely because it is
+NAME="S19">4.4.4. Use white space freely because it is
free</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S20"
-></A
->4.4.5. Don't use white space around structure
+NAME="S20">4.4.5. Don't use white space around structure
operators</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S21"
-></A
->4.4.6. Make the last brace of a function stand
+NAME="S21">4.4.6. Make the last brace of a function stand
out</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S22"
-></A
->4.4.7. Use 3 character indentions</H3
+NAME="S22">4.4.7. Use 3 character indentions</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S23"
-></A
->4.5. Initializing</H2
+NAME="S23">4.5. Initializing</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S24"
-></A
->4.5.1. Initialize all variables</H3
+NAME="S24">4.5.1. Initialize all variables</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S25"
-></A
->4.6. Functions</H2
+NAME="S25">4.6. Functions</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S26"
-></A
->4.6.1. Name functions that return a boolean as a
+NAME="S26">4.6.1. Name functions that return a boolean as a
question.</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S27"
-></A
->4.6.2. Always specify a return type for a
+NAME="S27">4.6.2. Always specify a return type for a
function.</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S28"
-></A
->4.6.3. Minimize function calls when iterating by
+NAME="S28">4.6.3. Minimize function calls when iterating by
using variables</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S29"
-></A
->4.6.4. Pass and Return by Const Reference</H3
+NAME="S29">4.6.4. Pass and Return by Const Reference</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S30"
-></A
->4.6.5. Pass and Return by Value</H3
+NAME="S30">4.6.5. Pass and Return by Value</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S31"
-></A
->4.6.6. Names of include files</H3
+NAME="S31">4.6.6. Names of include files</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S32"
-></A
->4.6.7. Provide multiple inclusion
+NAME="S32">4.6.7. Provide multiple inclusion
protection</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S33"
-></A
->4.6.8. Use `extern "C"` when appropriate</H3
+NAME="S33">4.6.8. Use `extern "C"` when appropriate</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S34"
-></A
->4.6.9. Where Possible, Use Forward Struct
+NAME="S34">4.6.9. Where Possible, Use Forward Struct
Declaration Instead of Includes</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S35"
-></A
->4.7. General Coding Practices</H2
+NAME="S35">4.7. General Coding Practices</H2
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S36"
-></A
->4.7.1. Turn on warnings</H3
+NAME="S36">4.7.1. Turn on warnings</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S37"
-></A
->4.7.2. Provide a default case for all switch
+NAME="S37">4.7.2. Provide a default case for all switch
statements</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S38"
-></A
->4.7.3. Try to avoid falling through cases in a
+NAME="S38">4.7.3. Try to avoid falling through cases in a
switch statement.</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S39"
-></A
->4.7.4. Use 'long' or 'short' Instead of
+NAME="S39">4.7.4. Use 'long' or 'short' Instead of
'int'</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S40"
-></A
->4.7.5. Don't mix size_t and other types</H3
+NAME="S40">4.7.5. Don't mix size_t and other types</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S41"
-></A
->4.7.6. Declare each variable and struct on its
+NAME="S41">4.7.6. Declare each variable and struct on its
own line.</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S42"
-></A
->4.7.7. Use malloc/zalloc sparingly</H3
+NAME="S42">4.7.7. Use malloc/zalloc sparingly</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S43"
-></A
->4.7.8. The Programmer Who Uses 'malloc' is
+NAME="S43">4.7.8. The Programmer Who Uses 'malloc' is
Responsible for Ensuring 'free'</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S44"
-></A
->4.7.9. Add loaders to the `file_list' structure
+NAME="S44">4.7.9. Add loaders to the `file_list' structure
and in order</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
-NAME="S45"
-></A
->4.7.10. "Uncertain" new code and/or changes to
+NAME="S45">4.7.10. "Uncertain" new code and/or changes to
existing code, use FIXME</H3
><P
><SPAN
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="S46"
-></A
->4.8. Addendum: Template for files and function
+NAME="S46">4.8. Addendum: Template for files and function
comment blocks:</H2
><P
><SPAN
><TD
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
->const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $";
+>const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.8 2002/08/17 00:16:10 hal9 Exp $";
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $Source$
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>#ifndef _FILENAME_H
#define _FILENAME_H
-#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.11 2002/12/11 13:12:15 hal9 Exp $"
+#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.46.2.8 2002/08/17 00:16:10 hal9 Exp $"
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $Source$