Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:49:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:49:16 -0500 Received: from home.wiggy.net ([213.84.101.140]:1754 "EHLO mx1.wiggy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:49:15 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:57:38 +0100 From: Wichert Akkerman To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Indention - why spaces? Message-ID: <20021230125738.GK10971@wiggy.net> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20021230122857.GG10971@wiggy.net> <200212301249.gBUCnXrV001099@darkstar.example.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200212301249.gBUCnXrV001099@darkstar.example.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 974 Lines: 25 Previously John Bradford wrote: > In my opinion, indentation in any form is irritating. So set your tabwidth/shiftwidth/whatever to 0 (or 1, at least vim does not seem to allow you to set a zero shiftwidth). > I find a left hand margin that jumps around, and in deeply nested > loops effectively makes a 132 column terminal in to an 80 column > terminal, completely pointless. Well, I disagree. But I agree that the amount of indenting used is a highly personal thing, and I find forcing a set limit by demanding people use spaces a bad practice. But I don't do any kernel work, so my opinion is probably of little value here. Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman http://www.wiggy.net/ A random hacker - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/