On 2009-06-29 at 20:13:40 [+0200], Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2009-06-29 at 19:42:58 [+0200], Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > wrote: > > > 1) After the license header (and eventual header guard), should > > > there > > > be one or two blank lines between the contents? I prefer two as that's > > > what we use everywhere else to separate sections, but most seem to > > > prefer > > > a single blank line. > [...] > > > As a short overview my votes are: > > > 1) 2 > > > 2) b > > My votes would be the same. As an addition, I would like to propose to > > get > > rid of the distinction between copyright in the header and copyright in > > the > > implementation. IIRC, it's currently no blank line between copyright and > > header guard but one blank line between copyright and includes in source > > files. This is just arbitrary nonsense that I didn't even remember which > > way around for the longest time. I'd vote to make it one blank line > > after > > the copyright regardless of where the copyright is. > > You must have misunderstood me; at least, you just voted for two blank > lines after the copyright. > Despite that, I would be against this change, and see the copyright and > header guard as one union (= the necessary evil). To be honest, I don't care so much about how many blank lines are used to separate stuff at the top of files. As I said I find it awkward to remember that there is sometimes no blank line after the copyright and sometimes there is one. What you consider the "necessary evil" and therefore a single block does not serve really well as something obvious and easy to remember. On the contrary, I would think that a consistent "one blank line after the copyright" or "no blank line after the copyright" is easy to remember. In any case, I care more about other aspects of the coding style guide. So I am voting: 1) No vote 2) b Best regards, -Stephan