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+;; Usage:
+;; add our tweaks to c-mode
+;; The basic indentation
+;;   (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'tc-indent-config)
+;;
+;; Warn when we're getting close to exceeding line length
+;;  (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'tc-mark-80-column-rule)
+;;
+;; On-the-fly indentation of lines
+;;   (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'electric-indent-mode)
+;;
+;; Indent opened lines immediately rather than TABbing across
+;;   (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'tc-c-nl-indent)
+;;
+
+(require 'cc-mode)
+(require 'whitespace)
+
+(defun tc-mark-80-column-rule ()
+  "Highlight lines that are about to get too long"
+  (setq whitespace-line-column 78)
+  (setq whitespace-style '(face empty tabs lines-tail trailing))
+  (whitespace-mode)
+  )
+
+(defun tc-indent-config ()
+  "Set the required layout"
+  (setq c-basic-offset 4
+	tab-width 4
+	indent-tabs-mode nil)
+  )
+
+;; add our tweaks to c-mode
+(defun tc-c-nl-indent ()
+  "Make newline also immediately indent next line"
+  (define-key c-mode-base-map (kbd "RET") 'newline-and-indent)
+  )
+
+;; Other people can now require me
+(provide 'ucx-style)