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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "DJ Delorie" <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: What tab spacing is everyone using for changes
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 08:30:02 +1000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ Delorie" <dj AT delorie DOT com>
>
> > 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.

It depends on the projects adherence to the standards - naturally.
Cygwin is very good this way, with the minor exception of indent
miinterpreting the C++ protection brackets.

> Also, "diff -w" may help if you do use indent; it ignores space
> changes to lines that didn't otherwise change.

Thanks you.

Rob