X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=HACKING;h=7156bf7072d399efbd0cc0bff193624c3a95d017;hp=815ee16e8608a1b481bceaaed32ccf070671a217;hb=f9071160c1a5fe21a825398a81ba3ca584892a4e;hpb=4c2c2793bad56ce05caf6244e10fd5bcd7023383

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 815ee16..7156bf7 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ Please make sure that the code compiles without warnings.
 
 Please test any changes.
 
+Useful targets:
+  make syntax-check    Checks the syntax of the C code.
+  make check           Runs the test suite.
+
+Enable warnings, and fix any you find:
+  ./configure --enable-gcc-warnings
+
 Code indentation
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Our C source code generally adheres to some basic code-formatting
@@ -35,17 +42,25 @@ indentation level, and other than that, follow the K&R style.
 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:
 
+  ;;; In libguestfs, indent with spaces everywhere (not TABs).
+  ;;; Exceptions: Makefile and ChangeLog modes.
+  (add-hook 'find-file-hook
+      '(lambda () (if (and buffer-file-name
+                           (string-match "/libguestfs\\>" (buffer-file-name))
+                           (not (string-equal mode-name "Change Log"))
+                           (not (string-equal mode-name "Makefile")))
+                      (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))))
+
   ;;; When editing C sources in libguestfs, use this style.
   (defun libguestfs-c-mode ()
     "C mode with adjusted defaults for use with libguestfs."
     (interactive)
     (c-set-style "K&R")
-    (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) ; indent using spaces, not TABs
     (setq c-indent-level 2)
     (setq c-basic-offset 2))
   (add-hook 'c-mode-hook
-	    '(lambda () (if (string-match "/libguestfs" (buffer-file-name))
-			    (libguestfs-c-mode))))
+            '(lambda () (if (string-match "/libguestfs\\>" (buffer-file-name))
+                            (libguestfs-c-mode))))
 
 Directories
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@@ -117,9 +132,6 @@ src/
 test-tool/
         Interactive qemu/kernel test tool.
 
-v2v/
-        Xen to KVM (V2V) conversion tool.
-
 Debugging
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