Re: [RFC] Documentation/CodingStyle: Add rules for goto labels

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Mon Jun 04 2007 - 13:41:18 EST



On Jun 4 2007 10:27, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>
>> Seconded. All my code contains the goto label in the first column.
>>
>> IMO any other goto label indentation is silly, because it obscures the
>> goto label within the code block.
>
>I would have to disagree with this. IMNSHO, a goto label is like a case
>label, and they should be treated the same way.

But gotos are special. ("Evil" minus the "it's good for unrolling in case of an
error" case).


Jan
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