linux-kernel - Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

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Date:	Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:30:16 +0100
From:	DervishD <lkml@...vishd.net>
To:	Benny Halevy <bhalevy@...asas.com>
Cc:	James Courtier-Dutton <James@...erbug.co.uk>,
	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

    Hi Benny :)

 * Benny Halevy <bhalevy@...asas.com> dixit:
> Using only spaces as DervishD suggested works around that using brute
> force by forcing the user to the author's preference which is
> legitimate but may not be the most productive way.

I admit it.

> I think that my proposal of using tabs as logical indents only (as Xav
> put it) and spaces for decorative alignment provides the best of both
> worlds.

Yes, you're right, and it is the only "mix" of tabs and spaces that
won't cause headaches. I still don't like tabs for indenting but that's
a matter of personal taste. Sometimes I use tabs for indenting when I
have to share code.

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

-- 
Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net
It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!
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