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On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:22:04 +0200 |
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Pacho Ramos <pacho@g.o> wrote: |
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> I noticed this problem now that joe was modified to comply with this |
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> rule set in devmanual: |
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> http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/file-format/index.html#indenting-and-whitespace |
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> It stated a tab represents 4 spaces. Where does this rule come from? Why |
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> 8 spaces wasn't chosen instead? I say that because looks like 8 spaces |
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> equivalence is used by tools like "cat", "less", even CVS reports in |
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> gentoo-commits show tabs as 8 spaces instead of 4. |
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Hmm, does that have implications on anything else but counting line |
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width? |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |