GNU coding standards

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coding standard documentation standard software development guideline

The GNU coding standards are a set of guidelines that define consistent coding, documentation, and program behavior practices for GNU software and related free software projects.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
GNU Coding Standards	1
GNU Coding Standards manual	1
GNU coding standards canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2834239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GNU coding standards
Context triple: [GNU Automake, followsStandard, GNU coding standards]

A. GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
B. GCC Standardization Organization
The GCC Standardization Organization is a regional body that develops and harmonizes standards and technical regulations for member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council to facilitate trade, safety, and quality.
C. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
D. ISO/IEC 9899
ISO/IEC 9899 is the international standard that defines the C programming language’s syntax, semantics, and library.
E. PEP 8
PEP 8 is the official Python style guide that defines conventions for writing readable, consistent Python code.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: GNU coding standards
Target entity description: The GNU coding standards are a set of guidelines that define consistent coding, documentation, and program behavior practices for GNU software and related free software projects.

A. GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
B. GCC Standardization Organization
The GCC Standardization Organization is a regional body that develops and harmonizes standards and technical regulations for member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council to facilitate trade, safety, and quality.
C. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
D. ISO/IEC 9899
ISO/IEC 9899 is the international standard that defines the C programming language’s syntax, semantics, and library.
E. PEP 8
PEP 8 is the official Python style guide that defines conventions for writing readable, consistent Python code.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coding standard ⓘ documentation standard ⓘ software development guideline ⓘ
appliesTo	GNU software ⓘ linked to: GNU userland free software projects ⓘ
defines	conventions for Makefiles ⓘ conventions for bug reporting information ⓘ conventions for configuration scripts ⓘ conventions for copyright notices ⓘ conventions for library versioning ⓘ conventions for licensing notices ⓘ standard directory structure for installation ⓘ
focusesOn	coding style ⓘ command-line option conventions ⓘ documentation formats ⓘ documentation practices ⓘ error reporting conventions ⓘ exit status conventions ⓘ file system conventions ⓘ internationalization ⓘ maintainer practices ⓘ portability ⓘ program behavior ⓘ signal handling conventions ⓘ testing practices ⓘ user interface conventions ⓘ
hasGoal	encourage readable and maintainable code ⓘ ensure consistency across GNU programs ⓘ promote portability of GNU software ⓘ standardize documentation of GNU programs ⓘ standardize user interfaces of GNU programs ⓘ support software freedom principles ⓘ
influenced	other free software project guidelines ⓘ
license	free documentation license ⓘ
maintainedBy	Free Software Foundation ⓘ GNU Project ⓘ
publishedAs	online manual ⓘ
publishedBy	Free Software Foundation ⓘ
recommends	support for POSIX environments ⓘ support for standard --help option ⓘ support for standard --version option ⓘ use of Autoconf for configuration ⓘ use of Automake for build systems ⓘ use of Texinfo for manuals ⓘ
recommendsCommentStyle	clear and complete comments ⓘ
recommendsIndentationStyle	consistent indentation ⓘ
recommendsLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Scheme ⓘ other free software friendly languages ⓘ
recommendsNamingConvention	descriptive identifiers ⓘ
relatedTo	GNU Coding Standards manual ⓘ linked to: GNU coding standards GNU maintainer information ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU Automake → followsStandard → GNU coding standards ⓘ

GNU Autotools → followsStandard → GNU Coding Standards ⓘ

linked to: GNU coding standards

GNU coding standards → relatedTo → GNU Coding Standards manual ⓘ