[U-Boot] [PATCH] cmd_mem.c: Fix help message alignment
Peter Tyser
ptyser at xes-inc.com
Mon Sep 8 19:45:24 CEST 2008
> > What is the preferred command indentation in general?
> >
> > - Tabs or spaces? eg:
> > "dhcp\t- invoke DHCP client to obtain IP/boot params\n"
> > "exit - exit script\n"
>
> TABs are preferred, as they save memory footprint for the U-Boot
> image. But for the help textx, this often makes the code hard to read
> and difficult to edit, so spaces are accepted here as well.
>
> > - What about commands that exceed the soft limit of 8 characters? Are
> > they acceptable? Should there be a space between the command and the -?
> > eg I currently see both:
> > "interrupts - enable or disable interrupts\n"
> > "reiserload- load binary file from a Reiser filesystem\n"
>
> Long command names should be avoided in general. If the name is
> exactly 8 characters, so that the '-' would align without a space
> between the name and the '-', then omit it; otherwise add it.
>
> > I'd be happy to post these patches if desired. If so, I'll wait till I
> > hear back about the preferred indentation method.
>
> Well, try and post them; probably on the next merge window.
Will do, thanks for the feedback,
Peter
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