On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 04:52:59PM -0700, Jarno Rajahalme wrote:
> 
> On May 28, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Ethan Jackson <et...@nicira.com> wrote:
> 
> > FWIW I'd prefer we don't mix declarations and code unless there's a
> > clear reason to do it from a simplicity perspective.  I.E. I think we
> > should go from mandating that it's never allowed, to suggesting that
> > it's discouraged.  The reason is that most of the code doesn't do
> > these things, and there's a value in consistency.  That said, I don't
> > feel strongly about it.
> > 
> 
> Does this cut it for you:
> 
> C DIALECT
> 
>   Most C99 features are OK because they are widely implemented:
> (snip)
> 
>     * Mixing of declarations and code within a block.  Please use this
>       judiciously; keep declarations nicely grouped together in the
>       beginning of a block if possible.

Perfect!  As we settle more comfortably into the more relaxed style,
we can correspondingly relax this statement.
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