> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-boun...@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Monjalon
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:18 PM
> To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] doc: change doc line length limit in
> contributors guide
> 
> 11/05/2017 18:11, Mcnamara, John:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:tho...@monjalon.net]
> > >
> > > ...
> > > > -* The recommended style for the DPDK documentation is to put
> > > > sentences
> > > on separate lines.
> > > > -  This allows for easier reviewing of patches.
> > > > -  Multiple sentences which are not separated by a blank line are
> > > > joined
> > > automatically into paragraphs, for example::
> > > > +* Lines in sentences should be less than 80 characters and
> > > > +wrapped at
> > > > +  words. Multiple sentences which are not separated by a blank
> > > > +line are joined
> > > > +  automatically into paragraphs.
> > >
> > > Why not keep the recommendation of separating sentences?
> >
> > This isn't a recommendation. It is just pointing out that lines and
> > sentences are joined into paragraphs. Maybe that is obvious and
> > doesn't need to be stated.
> 
> I'm talking about "The recommended style for the DPDK documentation is to
> put sentences on separate lines."
> I like this recommendation.

+1 for this recommendation

> 
> > > > +     testpmd -l 2-3 -n 4 \
> > > > +             --vdev=virtio_user0,path=/dev/vhost-
> > > net,queues=2,queue_size=1024 \
> > > > +             -- -i --txqflags=0x0 --disable-hw-vlan --enable-lro \
> > > > +             --enable-rx-cksum --txq=2 --rxq=2 --rxd=1024
> > > > + --txd=1024
> > >
> > > Garbage?
> >
> > I hope not. I took it from one of the examples in the docs to
> > demonstrate how a long command could be wrapped and still be
> > functional. Should I clarify that more, or remove it?
> 
> Ah sorry, misreading the patch.

Regards,

Bernard.

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