* Jonas Oreland <Jonas.Oreland@stripped> [09/03/05 22:36]:
> linux kernel has a concept (that I would like that cluster also had),
> that I think might also work for mysqld
>
> they also prefer not to change *all* code in one go due to merging, history etc.
> but they have a perl-script called "check-patch.pl" that verifies that all new code
> that is added is conforming to code standard.
>
> maybe something to look at...
We tried in 2005 to write an indent rule to check that.
Unfortunately, our style doesn't allow fully automated checking.
So in order to have such script, we need to be able to change the
style. Which brings us back to the question about the procedure
for accepting change.
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