[libvirt] [PATCH][RFC] Add a rule for indenting labels

[Eric Blake]

On 03/21/2014 11:13 AM, Eric Blake wrote:

> as did completely removing my custom mode and instead relying on
> .dir-locals.el.  c-special-indent-hook won't work in .dir-locals.el,

More to the point, I recommend including this when you respin the patch:

diff --git i/docs/hacking.html.in w/docs/hacking.html.in
index 0febee2..61eebf5 100644
--- i/docs/hacking.html.in
+++ w/docs/hacking.html.in
@@ -274,25 +274,9 @@
       indentation level, and other than that, follow the K&R style.
     </p>
     <p>
-      If you use Emacs, add the following to one of one of your
start-up files
-      (e.g., ~/.emacs), to help ensure that you get indentation right:
-    </p>
-<pre>
-  ;;; When editing C sources in libvirt, use this style.
-  (defun libvirt-c-mode ()
-    "C mode with adjusted defaults for use with libvirt."
-    (interactive)
-    (c-set-style "K&R")
-    (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) ; indent using spaces, not TABs
-    (setq c-indent-level 4)
-    (setq c-basic-offset 4))
-  (add-hook 'c-mode-hook
-            '(lambda () (if (string-match "/libvirt" (buffer-file-name))
-                            (libvirt-c-mode))))
-</pre>
-
-    <p>
-      If you use vim, append the following to your ~/.vimrc file:
+      If you use Emacs, the project includes a file .dir-locals.el
+      that sets up the preferred indentation.  If you use vim, append
+      the following to your ~/.vimrc file:
     </p>
 <pre>
   set nocompatible

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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