On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 10:17:24 +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote: > I propose the attached change to KNF style(5) to advise against > typedefs for structs or unions, or pointers to them. [...] > (Typedefs for integer, function, and function pointer types are not > covered by this advice.)
Yes, please. Typedefs make sense when the type is *really* opaque and can, behind the scenes, be an integer type, a pointer or a struct. [Ab]using typedefs to save 8 bytes of "struct " + "*" just adds cognitive load (and whatever logistical complications that you have enumerated in the elided part of the quote). -uwe
