[tor-commits] [tor/master] Add explanation about editorconf in coding standards

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit cc09ff253e2516ea3bc4bdd7fa8c6052b36900e6
Author: juga0 <juga at riseup.net>
Date:   Mon Jun 11 21:29:40 2018 +0000

    Add explanation about editorconf in coding standards
    
    so that developers know what is .editorconfig for.
---
 doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
index 3711f7019..4a8f13716 100644
--- a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
+++ b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ deviations from our C whitespace style.  Generally, we use:
      `puts (x)`.
    - Function declarations at the start of the line.
 
+If you use an editor that has plugins for editorconfig.org, the file
+`.editorconfig` will help you to conform this coding style.
+
 We try hard to build without warnings everywhere.  In particular, if
 you're using gcc, you should invoke the configure script with the
 option `--enable-fatal-warnings`.  This will tell the compiler