linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] .editorconfig: move to Documentation/ directory

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Message-Id: <dc9a785c-f8f1-474d-ba49-31de63dc5e8d@app.fastmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:53:46 -0700
From: "Danny Lin" <danny@...ag0n.dev>
To: "Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, masahiroy@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 Íñigo Huguet <ihuguet@...hat.com>,
 Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>,
 "Vincent Mailhol" <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] .editorconfig: move to Documentation/ directory

On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 11:49 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Some editors (like the vim variants), when seeing "trim_whitespace"
> decide to do just that for all of the whitespace in the file you are
> saving, even if it is not on a line that you have modified.  This plays
> havoc with diffs and is NOT something that should be intended.

If trim_trailing_whitespace is the only rule that has actually been a problem,
how about removing it and leaving the rest of .editorconfig intact?
The other rules are still useful to have as defaults.

Thanks,
Danny

>
> As the "only trim whitespace on modified files" is not part of the
> editorconfig standard, just move the whole thing off to the
> Documentation/ directory so that those that wish to use such a thing can
> pick it up from there.
>
> Cc: Danny Lin <danny@...ag0n.dev>
> Cc: Íñigo Huguet <ihuguet@...hat.com>
> Cc: Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
> Cc: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr>
> Cc: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
>  .editorconfig => Documentation/.editorconfig | 0
>  1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  rename .editorconfig => Documentation/.editorconfig (100%)
>
> diff --git a/.editorconfig b/Documentation/.editorconfig
> similarity index 100%
> rename from .editorconfig
> rename to Documentation/.editorconfig
> -- 
> 2.45.2