On 18-Nov-2001 Shaul Karl wrote: > Can anyone recommend a program to indent and format C++ program sources > for consistency of style and perhaps better readability? > Specifying the used options or attaching a suitable configuration file > (like a .ident.pro for GNU indent) is desirable. > > GNU indent does not targeted directly to C++ code. Is this a problem? > The only official deb that I found for this task is astyle. I have not > tried it yet. Are there others? Are there commonly used programs for > this task that are not debianized? > The LDP C-C++ Beautifier HOW-TO mentions bcpp. Is it commonly used? > > Is there a way to have vim force a standard and consistent style? Once > again, attaching a configuration file or pointing out to a standard one > is desirable.
indent is the most common, followed by astyle (Artistic Style). Both wil do what you want. vim can be almost made to do it.
