Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753438AbXKJMOR (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:14:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751662AbXKJMOG (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:14:06 -0500 Received: from smtp02.cdmon.com ([212.36.74.229]:62104 "EHLO smtp02.cdmon.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751278AbXKJMOF (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:14:05 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 618 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:14:05 EST Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:04:24 +0100 From: DervishD To: Benny Halevy Cc: lkml Subject: Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces Message-ID: <20071110120424.GA16067@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Benny Halevy , lkml References: <4732E6BA.8060001@panasas.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4732E6BA.8060001@panasas.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Organization: DervishD Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1010 Lines: 26 Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy dixit: > I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention > described below that I personally found the most practical with > several different editors. While I respect you opinion about tabs, I find tab indentation the most evil thing ever invented. Even if done right (that is, not indenting using a mixture of spaces and tabs), the only advantage is that you save a few bytes. So my opinion is: use spaces. The code indentation will look the same on every editor no matter the tab settings. Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen! We are waiting for 13 Feb 2009 23:31:30 +0000 ... - 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/