From: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:14:16 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-status: Show empty directories
Message-ID: <877gvgrxw7.fsf@thomas.inf.ethz.ch>
In-Reply-To: <CAA3EhHJ9WnisF21iFfsjQKYFSY0t0jFvNV3aBjx0eGFPm8aoGg@mail.gmail.com>

Leila <muhtasib@gmail.com> writes:

>> The structure is
>>      if (...) {
>>             /*code*/
>>      } else {
>>             /*code*/
>>      }
>>
>> Do not forget braces in the "else" part as the firt block needs it.
>
> I was under the impression that one liners didn't require parenthesis
> according to the style guidelines. I didn't realize that if the 'if'
> required it, then the else required it. I will make that change and
> remember it for the future. Thanks!

It's not required, there's plenty of precedent, even one case within
wt-status.c, of '} else'.  Try running

  git grep '} else$'

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch