Re: 'origin' indentation rule.

[Thompson, David]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> I failed to retrieve the post where this rule has been suggested (if
>> there is one), so I don't know the rationale behind it.
>
> I don’t think it was discussed at the time.  It’s just that I like
> ‘package’ and ‘origin’ indented like ‘begin’, I think it’s more pleasant
> to the eye.  :-)
>
>> My personnal opinion is that for the sake of simplicity and column
>> saving we should remove it. But Whatever the final decision is, I
>> think it's important to be consistent at least in the manual and the
>> importers.
>
> It’s a good idea to have the manual conform to the rule.
>
> Other than that, I think it’s no big deal if some packages don’t follow
> exactly this rule.  I encourage people to follow this rule, but I prefer
> a patch that violates it than no patch at all.  I guess it’s about
> finding the right balance between nitpicking and welcoming.  ;-)
>
> Importers render code with (ice-9 pretty-print), which is quite
> primitive, so they cannot follow sophisticated rules.
>
> So apart from the manual, I wouldn’t change anything.
> What do people think?

Sounds fine to me.  It's best to be consistent, but this isn't a big deal.

- Dave