On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 10:34:04AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Ranier Vilela <ranier...@gmail.com> writes: >> C needs readability, not fewer lines. >> Aside from horrible code, it doesn't improve 0.1% on anything. >> I think it's a bad idea and I'm strongly against it. > > Same here. We have thirty-ish years worth of coding habits developed > around the existing C90-based layout rules. I really doubt that a > quasi-mechanical transformation is going to result in better code style. > What it certainly will do, though, is create a pile of hazards for > back-patching.
The back-patching hazard this could create is an argument enough to avoid any of that IMO if done only on HEAD. When a bug is involved, up to 7 branches may require a fix. That's already a lot of work. -- Michael
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