Here code style formatters are offered according to the Linux Kernel Code Style for IDE's such as Qt Creator and Eclipse CDT. The code style formatters offered are probably non-optimal.
Any improvements are highly welcomed. Only once these formatters have ben used for a while without any outstanding issues I would consider asking the respective IDEs to consider shipping them by default. Note: in the text below the terms to describe code style formatters are used as similar as the particular IDE uses them.
The files incorrect.cpp and correct.cpp contain respective incorrect and correct code style for C++ according to the Linux Kernel Code Style. These can be used to test and further improve the code style formatters offered here.
The IDE Qt Creator ships the following built-in code formatters:
QtGNU
To install this code style, go in the main menu called Tools, choose
Options…. Choose C++ and switch to the tab Code Style. Click on Import…
to import the file
qt_c_code-style_linux-kernel.xml.
After installing Linux Kernel will appear in the list of code styles. The
code style chosen here will be the default code style. One can also set project
specific code style.
The code style offered here originates from https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/CodingStyle which is in Markdown format. This file was used as a starting point for the code style offered here for Qt Creator.
The IDE Eclipse CDT ships the following built-in code formatters:
K&RBSD/AllmanGNUWhitesmiths
To install the code style offere here, go in the main menu called Window,
choose Perferences. Then expand C/C++ and expand Code Style. Choose
Formatter and click on Import… to import the file
eclipse_c_code-style_linux-kernel.xml.
After installing Linux Kernel will appear in the list of formatters. The
style chosen here will be the default formatter for code style. One can also
set project specific code style formatter.
The formatter for Eclipse CDT is based on an anonymous contribution.
TODO
autoreconf --install
./configure
make