Re: long free source form lines

From: Ian Bush (I.J.Bush_at_nospam.dl.ac.uk)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 08:52:09 +0000

Robert Corbett wrote:

>
> I am interested in knowing what people would like to happen
> if a line exceeds 132 characters. Possibilities include:
>
> (1) give an error message and do not generate an object
> file,
>
> (2) truncate the line to 132 characters (this behavior
> is analogous to what typically happens with fixed
> source form),
>
> (3) accept the entire line with no warning message,
>
> (4) accept the entire line with a warning message, and
>
> (5) accept the entire line and give a warning message
> if standard conformance checking is requested.
>
> Robert Corbett

In order of preference 1, 4, 5 and then a very, very long gap to 2 and
3 both the same.

But what about

(6) accept the entire line and give an error message
     if standard conformance checking is requested

?

I'd put that between 4 and 5,

Ian

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