Re: GNU Coding Standards (was: Setools 1.0.1 released)

[Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan@tresys.com>]

On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 10:04, John D. Ramsdell wrote:
> 
> It would also be very helpful if the setools distribution adhered to
> GNU Coding Standards.  The standards have been developed over a long
> period of time, and compliant distributions fit into the Linux
> framework well.  Furthermore, tools are available that automate most
> of the work needed to meet the standards.  The lastest generation of
> autoconf, automake, libtool, and autoheader, make managing releases a
> no-brainer.
> 

This was discussed off-list - we will not be moving to the GNU config
tools until there is a compelling reason to do so. As for more general
coding standards, we will continue to follow the linux kernel style
instead of the GNU style.

Karl


> If you're not an Emacs user, you can read about the GNU Coding
> Standards with the command "info standards".
> 
> You can see an example of a distribution that meets the standards in
> the selinux-usr/slat directory of the nsa module in the selinux
> project's CVS repository on SourceForge.  I just finished tuning it.
> 
> John
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