From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Stefan Beller" <sbeller@google.com>, git <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] sha1-array: provide oid_array_filter
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:34:51 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180926183451.GA30680@sigill.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqd0t0ktau.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:27:53AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> >> index 48aa4edfbd..b54684e807 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> >> +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
> >> @@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ For C programs:
> >> string_list for sorted string lists, a hash map (mapping struct
> >> objects) named "struct decorate", amongst other things.
> >>
> >> - - When you come up with an API, document it.
> >> + - When you come up with an API, document it. It used to be
> >> + encouraged to do so in Documentation/technical/, and the birds-eye
> >> + level overview may still be more suitable there, but detailed
> >> + function-by-function level of documentation is done by comments in
> >> + corresponding .h files these days.
> >>
> >> - The first #include in C files, except in platform specific compat/
> >> implementations, must be either "git-compat-util.h", "cache.h" or
> >
> > Thanks. I had not looked at this closely and was under the false
> > impression that it was going in the other direction. Good to have it
> > clarified.
>
> Heh, I knew people were in favor of one over the other but until
> Peff chimed in to this thread, I didn't recall which one was
> preferred, partly because I personally do not see a huge advantage
> in using in-code comments as docs for programmers, and do not like
> having to read them as in-code comments.
>
> If somebody wants to wordsmith the text and send in a patch with
> good log message, please do so, as I myself am not sure if what I
> wrote is the consensus position. It could be that they want to have
> even birds-eye overview in the header files.
Yes, I would say that everything should go into the header files. For
the same reason that the function descriptions should go there: by being
close to the thing being changed, it is more likely that authors will
remember to adjust the documentation. It's not exactly literate
programming, but it's a step in that direction.
That's just my opinion, of course. I've been very happy so far with the
documentation that we have transitioned. We talked a while ago about a
script to extract the comments into a "just documentation" and build it
as asciidoc, but I doubt I would use such a thing myself.
I do agree in general that mentioning this in CodingGuidelines is a good
idea.
-Peff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-09-26 18:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-09-21 22:35 [PATCHv3 0/8] fetch: make sure submodule oids are fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 1/8] sha1-array: provide oid_array_filter Stefan Beller
2018-09-22 12:58 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-25 19:26 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-26 4:15 ` Jeff King
2018-09-26 17:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-26 17:49 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-26 18:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-26 18:34 ` Jeff King [this message]
2018-09-26 18:43 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-26 18:58 ` Jeff King
2018-09-26 19:39 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-26 19:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-26 19:59 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-26 20:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-26 20:51 ` Jeff King
2018-09-26 21:22 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-26 20:44 ` On shipping more of our technical docs as manpages Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-26 21:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-26 23:21 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-27 8:58 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-27 6:20 ` Jeff King
2018-09-27 6:34 ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-09-27 6:40 ` Jeff King
2018-09-27 17:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-27 18:25 ` Jeff King
2018-09-27 21:27 ` [PATCH] Documentation/CodingGuidelines: How to document new APIs Stefan Beller
2018-09-27 21:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-27 22:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-09-27 23:27 ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-09-28 1:11 ` Jeff King
2018-09-28 16:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-28 17:30 ` [PATCH] strbuf.h: format according to coding guidelines Stefan Beller
2018-09-28 19:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-28 20:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-28 21:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-29 7:38 ` Jeff King
2018-09-28 21:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-09-28 21:54 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-28 19:47 ` [PATCH] Documentation/CodingGuidelines: How to document new APIs Martin Ågren
2018-09-29 7:46 ` Jeff King
2018-09-28 17:14 ` Stefan Beller
2018-09-29 7:41 ` Jeff King
2018-09-27 6:48 ` [PATCH 1/8] sha1-array: provide oid_array_filter Jeff King
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 2/8] submodule.c: fix indentation Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 3/8] submodule.c: sort changed_submodule_names before searching it Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 4/8] submodule: move global changed_submodule_names into fetch submodule struct Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 5/8] submodule.c: do not copy around submodule list Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 6/8] submodule: fetch in submodules git directory instead of in worktree Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 7/8] fetch: retry fetching submodules if needed objects were not fetched Stefan Beller
2018-09-21 22:35 ` [PATCH 8/8] builtin/fetch: check for submodule updates for non branch fetches Stefan Beller
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