Indentation of return type in function definition

[Rene Kita]

To be clear: I don't want to start a discussion/war about coding style
here! I'm just curios.

In vim's source code, why is the line with the return type and modifiers
of a function indented? Is there a rational? Historical reason? Or is it
just that Bram likes it this way?

Example:
int
vim_main2(void)
{

I know for reasons to put the int on its own line, just wondering about
the indent.

[Bram Moolenaar]

This makes it easier to spot the function name. The type can be long,
and then there's usually a comment above it, the "indent gap" makes the
name stand out.

I have been thinking of aligning the return type with the paren before
the first argument:

int
vim_main2(void)
{

But I don't think it is an improvement.


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