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[PATCH v2 1/3] CodingGuildlines: allow the use of bool

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 15, 2025, 13:52 UTC
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From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

We have had a test balloon for C99's bool type since 8277dbe987 (git-compat-util: convert skip_{prefix,suffix}{,_mem} to bool, 2023-12-16). As we've had it over 18 months without any complaints let's declare it a success.

Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
---
 Documentation/CodingGuidelines | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
index 6350949f2ef..528b42d1dd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
+++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ For C programs:
    . since late 2021 with 44ba10d6, we have had variables declared in
      the for loop "for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)".
 
+   . since late 2023 with 8277dbe987 we have been using the bool type
+     from <stdbool.h>.
+
    New C99 features that we cannot use yet:
 
    . %z and %zu as a printf() argument for a size_t (the %z being for
-- 
2.49.0.897.gfad3eb7d210
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  1. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  2. 1/3 CodingGuildlines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2025
  4. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  5. Eric SunshineJul 14, 2025
  6. Elijah NewrenJul 14, 2025
  7. brian m. carlsonJul 14, 2025
  8. Phillip WoodJul 15, 2025
  9. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 14, 2025
  10. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  11. 1/3 CodingGuildlines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  12. Jeff KingJul 16, 2025
  13. Jeff KingJul 16, 2025
  14. Elijah NewrenJul 16, 2025
  15. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  16. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 15, 2025
  17. Elijah NewrenJul 15, 2025
  18. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJul 15, 2025
  19. Elijah NewrenJul 15, 2025
  20. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJul 15, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  23. brian m. carlsonJul 15, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2025
  25. 0/3 C99: declare bool experiment a successPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  26. 1/3 CodingGuidelines: allow the use of boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  27. 2/3 git-compat-util: convert string predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  28. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  29. 3/3 strbuf: convert predicates to return boolPhillip Wood, Jul 16, 2025
  30. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  31. Karthik NayakJul 16, 2025
  32. Phillip WoodJul 17, 2025
  33. Karthik NayakJul 22, 2025

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