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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2018-04-27 15:12:26 +0200 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2018-04-27 18:45:02 +0200 |
| commit | 60912a888d4c238850da38efe2cbf39a29dbf877 (patch) | |
| tree | 985a4d3d3e9f0e9bc915a658ba1f8ca4f41a3627 /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | c441959819d0f59a10e6a8ece3eacacd0c410118 (diff) | |
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doc: Add tips for Vim users.
* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add a paragraph about Vim.
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index d8929fa2e4..2792fe2b29 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ indent a whole file, omit the second argument: ./etc/indent-code.el gnu/services/@var{file}.scm @end example +@cindex Vim, Scheme code editing +If you are editing code with Vim, we recommend that you run @code{:set +autoindent} so that your code is automatically indented as you type. +Additionally, +@uref{https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3998, +@code{paredit.vim}} may help you deal with all these parentheses. + We require all top-level procedures to carry a docstring. This requirement can be relaxed for simple private procedures in the @code{(guix build @dots{})} name space, though. |