Coding Style

EditorConfig

SIMDe has an EditorConfig file to configure your editor for things like tabs vs. spaces, how many spaces, etc. If you use an editor which doesn't support it out of the box then odds are good there is a plugin you can download; please do so.

Indentation

SIMDe uses two spaces for indentation.

Preprocessor Directives

The coding style for preprocessor directives is a bit mixed since I made some changes mid-project (sorry!). For new code, please indent the preprocessor conditions before the hash to the same level as the normal code would be, and indent the code inside of preprocessor conditions as if the conditions were normal code. For example:

int
foo(void) {
  #if 1
    bar();
  #else
    baz();
  #endif
}

Other than that, please just try to follow the existing style. We'll add new rules here as the need arises. If you notice a rule which isn't included here please feel free to add it.

Commit Messages

Git commit messages should contain lines no longer than 72 characters. The first line should always be a one-line summary of the commit, with the relevant component followed by a colon and a space (if applicable), then the summary.

If the one-line summary is insufficient to fully describe the changes further descriptive paragraphs should be added, separated by blank lines.

For example:

sse: add magical code to make everything go fast

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur
interdum scelerisque risus non ultricies. Vivamus id tristique mauris.
Mauris et augue vel urna aliquam posuere. Morbi in sem nec ante
ullamcorper ultrices in quis nibh. In felis velit, semper a mauris sed,
congue ullamcorper enim. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci
luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Nulla facilisi. Donec
scelerisque elit dui, et aliquet magna tincidunt eu.

Curabitur rhoncus lacus ac elit pulvinar, quis posuere ante ultrices.
Suspendisse at mauris vitae justo pretium tempor et in mauris. Nunc
facilisis nulla a ante tincidunt, imperdiet rhoncus metus interdum.
Vivamus sed nunc vel tellus porta consequat. Donec quis porttitor elit,
et cursus urna. Donec et sapien lorem. In imperdiet magna at aliquet
hendrerit.

The summary should describe what the commit does, not what the code is (at least directly). For example, instead of "isa: implementation of foobar function", please use something like "isa: implement foobar function". I don't feel that either style is better, but keeping it consistent makes it a bit easier to skim through the commit log since your brain doesn't constantly have to switch back and forth.