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authorzwelch <zwelch@b42882b7-edfa-0310-969c-e2dbd0fdcd60>2009-06-18 07:11:55 +0000
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Update Style Guide documentation to explain basic type rules.
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@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ Finally, try to avoid lines of code that are longer than than 72-80 columns:
- variables declarations may be mixed with code
- new block scopes for selection and iteration statements
+@section styletypes Type Guidelines
+- use native types (@c int or @c unsigned) if the type is not important
+ - if size matters, use the types from \<stdint.h\> or \<inttypes.h\>:
+ - @c int8_t, @c int16_t, @c int32_t, or @c int64_t: signed types of specified size
+ - @c uint8_t, @c uint16_t, @c uint32_t, or @c uint64_t: unsigned types of specified size
+ - do @b NOT redefine @c uN types from "types.h"
+
@section stylefunc Functions
- static inline functions should be prefered over macros: