[doxy-person-bikeshed PATCH] State in the guidelines that function and parameter descriptions in the doxy must use impersonal verbal form.

[Stefano Sabatini]

This form is apparently favored by most English speaker developers,
and has the advantage of being easier to use than the third person
form.
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 doc/developer.texi |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index edce7ea..c816352 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ format (see examples below) so that code documentation
 can be generated automatically. All nontrivial functions should have a comment
 above them explaining what the function does, even if it is just one sentence.
 All structures and their member variables should be documented, too.
+Impersonal form must be used for the function and parameter
+descriptions, e.g. "Set the bikeshed color." is favored over "Sets the
+bikeshed color.".
 @example
 /**
  * @@file mpeg.c
-- 
1.6.0.4


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