Re: [PATCH] Increase length of function name buffer

Andy Parkins [off-list ref] writes:

In xemit.c:xdl_emit_diff() a buffer for showing the function name as
commentary is allocated; this buffer was 40 characters.  This is a bit
small; particularly for C++ function names where there is often an
identical prefix (like void LongNamespace::LongClassName) on multiple
functions, which makes the context the same everywhere.  In other words
the context is useless.  This patch increases that buffer to 80
characters - which may still not be enough, but is better.

Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins <redacted>

I agree this is a good problem to address.

I wonder however which is easier to read, a loooong heading line
as you do in this patch, or "...TailOfVeryLongClassName::method"
that still fits on a single line without terminal line-wrapping.
Especially with our default settings that runs "less" with -S to
truncate the right hand side of a long line, truncating at the
top (instead of at the tail as we currently do) might be easier
to read.

Not rejecting your implementation and asking to change the
patch; asking for opinions from the list.