[erlang-patches] Add support for dependencies Makefile

[Björn-Egil Dahlberg]

Håkan Mattsson wrote:
> The coding style that Björn describes below applies for the compiler
> application. Other OTP applications may have other styles. Try to
> always follow the existing coding style in the module that you change.
> Ask the application responsible if you are hesitant.

Agreed. Several coding styles exists in otp but the number one rule is 
"follow the local style".

> Several of the coding style issues that Björn brought up are common for
> all applications in OTP. But when it comes to the use of import from other
> modules and spaces around '=' and ','  there is no commonly adopted
> style in OTP.

I would prefer readability over concatenated one-liners. Spaces around 
'=' and ',' would improve readability in *my* view but it would break 
the #1 rule in this case.

I think that we need to put up the Coding Conventions page soon.

// Björn-Egil
    Erlang/OTP

> 
> /Håkan
> ---
> Håkan Mattsson (uabhams)
> Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
> 
> 2009/12/15 Björn Gustavsson <bgustavsson@REDACTED>:
> 
>> The code style needs some work before we can consider including it in
>> Erlang/OTP. Here are the major things I saw when glancing at your
>> code:
>>
>> We always write two percent characters ("%%"), not only one ("%") for
>> comment lines not preceded by code.
>>
>> We don't use spaces in around '=' in function heads. We prefer :
>>
>>   makedep(#compile{code=Code,options=Opts}=St)
>>
>> In the compiler application, we import functions from the lists
>> module; we don't write lists:member(...).
>>
>> In the compiler application, we don't have spaces after commas in
>> terms (but we do put spaces after commas in function calls).
>>
>> In the same function, please use either proplists:get_value/2 or
>> member/2 consistently. (I recommend proplists:get_value/2.)
>>
>> We write variables without underscores: LineLen, not Line_Len.
>>
>> Don't use throw from inside a try block in makedep_output/1. As far as
>> I can see, the only function call that you will need to catch is the
>> one to io:fwrite/2, so just put that function call in a try block.
>>
>> Don't use library calls like this
>>
>>            File1 = case lists:prefix("./", File) of
>>                true  -> lists:nthtail(2, File);
>>                false -> File
>>            end,
>>
>> when matching will do
>>
>>            File1 = case File of
>>                "./"++File2 -> File2
>>                _ -> File
>>            end,
>>
>> (NOT TESTED, but it should work)
>>
>> --
>> Björn Gustavsson, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
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