Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:37:04 +0300 | From | Benny Halevy <> | Subject | Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length |
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On Apr. 06, 2008, 14:08 +0300, Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> wrote: >>> This also relaxes the tab doctrine, because spaces DO make sense -- >>> especially when you view the code with a tab setting of not-8. >>> ... >> In the kernel all tabs are 8 spaces wide. >> >> When you view the code with a different setting that's your fault. > And for other kernel developers tabs are for indention, spaces for alignment. > > Forget it - the world will not unify about this.
Resistance to change is only natural, but OTOH no change leads to stagnation. I completely agree that if we don't encourage this as an alternative it will indeed never happen but just saying "forget it" brings us nowhere.
I still believe that once people get used to this mentally they can see this method's merits and how its logic relates to the program's structure: syntax and coding style.
Benny
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