Re: [RFC] Change coding style rule: 80 column "hard limit" for ChangeLogs

[Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>]

> That would not achieve the goal of one limit only,
> unless ChangeLogs have a hard limit of 80, and 74 is the soft limit.
> 
> [I'm treating "hard" as "do not violate unless there's a compelling reason",
> and "soft" as a guideline. btw, I can no longer think of that word without also
> thinking of Pirates of the Caribbean. :-)]
> 
> > Other than the opinion above, it's not really all that important to me.
> > So I'm good with whatever reasonable limit the group decides. We just
> > need to make sure we document the decision, with reference to the
> > discussion.
> 
> I'm not overly fond of anything below 80 (well, 79, but I certainly
> don't reject patches that use 80).

I'm really easy, so I don't mind your proposal.

Just for the record, to me, "soft" means "stay within the limit unless
you have a reasonable reason to exceed", while "hard" means "do not
exceed unless you just cannot do otherwise". As you can see, slightly
stronger barriers. But I know also that it's really nitpicking, so
I tend to worry too much about soft violations when reviewing patches,
making that soft barrier a little softer :-). But I pay attention to
that limit myself when modifying the code.

-- 
Joel