Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 18:16:04 -0400 Message-Id: <200105172216.SAA23290@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj AT envy DOT delorie DOT com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au CC: cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com In-reply-to: <009501c0df1c$b9e49ea0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> (robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au) Subject: Re: What tab spacing is everyone using for changes References: <200105171420 DOT KAA18313 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> <009501c0df1c$b9e49ea0$0200a8c0 AT lifelesswks> > I run GNU indent on the files before updating or creating patches - GNU > indent sets spaces to tabs at 8 chars, realigns paragraphs etc. Be careful - this might change lines you didn't touch, making any diffs you generate difficult for us to review and/or apply. Also, "diff -w" may help if you do use indent; it ignores space changes to lines that didn't otherwise change.