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Message-ID: <20070627180552.GA746@pe.Belkin> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:05:52 -0400 From: Chris Shoemaker <c.shoemaker@....net> To: Josh Triplett <josht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, josh@...nel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] CodingStyle: Add information about trailing whitespace. On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 10:59:20AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > +Do not leave trailing whitespace at the ends of lines. Some editors with > +"smart" indentation will insert whitespace at the beginning of new lines as > +appropriate, so you can start typing the next line of code right away. > +However, some such editors do not remove the whitespace if you end up not > +putting a line of code there, such as if you leave a blank line. As a result, > +you end up with lines containing trailing whitespace. > + > +Git will warn you about patches that introduce trailing whitespace, and can > +optionally strip the trailing whitespace for you; however, if applying a series > +of patches, this may make later patches in the series fail by changing their > +context lines. What I'd really like to see is, _why_ is trailing whitespace considered harmful? Something about MUAs not preserving it or something? -chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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