Changeset 75386 in vbox

Timestamp:

Nov 11, 2018 11:30:51 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

VBox-MakefileGuidelines.cpp: Added a line about line contiuation slashes and how it's a complete and utter no-no to try vertically align them.

File:

• trunk/doc/VBox-MakefileGuidelines.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/doc/VBox-MakefileGuidelines.cpp

@@ -127 +127 @@
  *        list item, another space, the slash and then the newline.
  *
- *      - The last element of an broken list should not have a slash-newline,
+ *      - Line continuation slashes shall never ever be aligned vertically (that
+ *        always goes crooked sooner or later), but have exactly one space
+ *        before them.
+ *
+ *      - The last element of an broken list shall not have a slash-newline,
  *        otherwise we risk getting the next variable into the list.
  *