git: ea86fed51909 - main - Style(9): Strengthen statements about not using K&R function definitions

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:04:27 UTC
The branch main has been updated by imp:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=ea86fed51909de51b4a5e31a593d625e07f4b21d

commit ea86fed51909de51b4a5e31a593d625e07f4b21d
Author:     Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2022-07-28 13:58:32 +0000
Commit:     Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2022-07-28 14:01:54 +0000

    Style(9): Strengthen statements about not using K&R function definitions
    
    K&R function definitions will soon be obsolete. Work has been underway
    to remove all K&R function definitions from the tree for a while now. A
    future C version will remove this construct from the language. So
    strengthen existing statements about K&R function definitions and
    declarations.
    
    While here, remove __P macro reference. It's not been in active use for
    almost two decades apart from legacy contrib code.
    
    Sponsored by:           Netflix
    Reviewed by:            pauamma, rpokala, hselasky, kp, brooks, markm, emaste
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D35945
---
 share/man/man9/style.9 | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
index 2c080158567d..3b2e9d7e9d6f 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"-
-.\" Copyright (c) 1995-2019 The FreeBSD Project
+.\" Copyright (c) 1995-2022 The FreeBSD Project
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"	From: @(#)style	1.14 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 2, 2022
+.Dd July 28, 2022
 .Dt STYLE 9
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -467,10 +467,6 @@ Functions that are used locally in more than one module go into a
 separate header file, e.g.,
 .Qq Pa extern.h .
 .Pp
-Do not use the
-.Dv __P
-macro.
-.Pp
 In general code can be considered
 .Dq "new code"
 when it makes up about 50% or more of the file(s) involved.
@@ -797,7 +793,10 @@ do not roll your own.
 }
 .Ed
 .Pp
-When converting K&R style declarations to ANSI style, preserve
+Do not use K&R style declarations or definitions, they are obsolete
+and are forbidden in C23.
+Compilers warn of their use and some treat them as an error by default.
+When converting K&R style definitions to ANSI style, preserve
 any comments about parameters.
 .Pp
 Long parameter lists are wrapped with a normal four space indent.