[Cobolforgcc-devel] Re: [open-cobol-list] COBOL utilities project (was: open-cobol-0.9.6)

[Keisuke N. <kni...@ne...>]

At Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:54:02 -0400,
David Essex wrote:
> 
> > License? LGPL would be good.
> 
> The programs could be released under the GPL and libraries under the LGPL.

I agree.

> > Can we make the code 
> >
> > A) front-end agnostic. 
> > No 'int display_number (struct tiny_cobol_number *n);' types of things
> > B) ANSI C?

It should be, in the same sense that DB or GMP is.

> > What coding standards would you propose, if any?

I prefer GNU's indent style, just because I have been used to it.
I do not care much about commenting, at least when the project is
evolving like now.  Writing a readable code is more important than
having a comment, I think.

Keisuke