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From: "Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] tools: add EditorConfig file
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On 18-Oct-19 8:59 AM, Robin Jarry wrote:
> EditorConfig is a file format and collection of text editor plugins for
> maintaining consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs.
> 
> Initialize the file following the coding rules in
> doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst,
> doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst and
> doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst.
> 
> In order for this file to be taken into account (unless they use an
> editor with built-in EditorConfig support), developers will have to
> install a plugin.
> 
> Note: The max_line_length property is only supported by a limited number
> of EditorConfig plugins. It will be ignored if unsupported.
> 
> Add this new file in MAINTAINERS in the "Developers and Maintainers
> Tools" section.
> 
> Link: https://editorconfig.org/
> Link: https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-emacs
> Link: https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-vim
> Link: https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig/wiki/EditorConfig-Properties#max_line_length
> Cc: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> Signed-off-by: Robin Jarry <robin.jarry@6wind.com>
> ---

+1, we need things like this. It would also be good to finally get a 
.clang-format file...

-- 
Thanks,
Anatoly