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Hi,

I'm trying to use Emacs to edit C++ files (extension .cpp). My ~/.emacs file contains:

Code:

(defun my-c++-indent-setup ()
  (setq c-basic-offset 4)
  (setq c-default-style "linux")
)
(add-hook 'c++-mode-hook 'my-c++-indent-setup)

When I open a C++ file in Emacs, it's in C++ mode (the syntax coloring is correct). But indenting braces is done like this:

Code:

if (1)
    {

When I manually enter M-x c++-mode, suddenly the braces are how I want them:

Code:

if (1)
{

If I'm already in c++ mode, why does indentation work properly only after entering c++ mode again? Is my hook not right? Thanks in advance.

CC Mode Manual

Make sure you have the latest release of CC EMACS. Maybe sourceforge has example files. Not that I am an emacs guy! I have been resisting since MULTICS 25 years ago -- not there so often, install not always welcome.