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@@ -733,12 +733,9 @@ setup the tests. Run "make test" to run all the tests.
733 <para>Variables should be declared at the beginning of code blocks and 733 <para>Variables should be declared at the beginning of code blocks and
734 not inline because of portability with older compilers.</para> 734 not inline because of portability with older compilers.</para>
735 735
736 <para>You should use /* */ for comments and not // as some compilers 736 <para>You should use the type "bool" and its values
737 do not handle the latter form.</para> 737 "true" and "false" instead of the "int" type for booleans.
738 738 </para>
739 <para>You should also avoid using the type "bool" and its values
740 "true" and "false". Instead use the "int" type and the plugins' own
741 "TRUE"/"FALSE" values to keep the code uniformly.</para>
742 </section> 739 </section>
743 740
744 <section><title>Crediting sources</title> 741 <section><title>Crediting sources</title>