CODING_STYLE: say that "for (;;)" is better than "while (1)"

2015-07-31 20:00:07 +02:00
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  are always defined after more global ones. Thus, our local
  definitions will never "leak" into the global header files, possibly
  altering their effect due to #ifdeffery.
+
+- To implement an endless loop, use "for (;;)" rather than "while
+  (1)". The latter is a bit ugly anyway, since you probably really
+  meant "while (true)"... To avoid the discussion what the right
+  always-true expression for an infinite while() loop is our
+  recommendation is to simply write it without any such expression by
+  using "for (;;)".