Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763916AbYBZWRU (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:17:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753696AbYBZWRN (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:17:13 -0500 Received: from gepetto.dc.ltu.se ([130.240.42.40]:36985 "EHLO gepetto.dc.ltu.se" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753517AbYBZWRM (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:17:12 -0500 Message-ID: <47C48FD8.5040205@student.ltu.se> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:16:56 +0100 From: Richard Knutsson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Randy Dunlap CC: khc@pm.waw.pl, bhalevy.lists@gmail.com, jengelh@computergmbh.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] CodeStyle: Use spaces when aligning/decorating References: <1204062430.47c488def40a4@portal.student.luth.se> <20080226135444.f83a0536.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> In-Reply-To: <20080226135444.f83a0536.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1699 Lines: 44 Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:47:10 +0100 ricknu-0@student.ltu.se wrote: > > >> Relaxing the 'tab = 8 character', which leads to 'don't tab the alignment'. >> By only using tabs for indentation, we solidify it as a 'logical indentation'. >> >> Signed-off-by: Richard Knutsson >> --- >> To'ed the people who showed interest in the (apparently not so new) >> question/suggestion of not using tabs when aligning. >> If this looks ok, then checkpatch.pl is next... >> >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle >> index 6caa146..1b3f448 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle >> +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle >> @@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ Anyway, here goes: >> >> Chapter 1: Indentation >> >> -Tabs are 8 characters, and thus indentations are also 8 characters. >> -There are heretic movements that try to make indentations 4 (or even 2!) >> -characters deep, and that is akin to trying to define the value of PI to >> -be 3. >> +This project is recommended to be viewed with a tab-width of 8 characters >> +(and other code). >> > > FWIW I prefer the {deleted} language. // PI = 3; > Well, actually I like it too. But I think it should be up to the programmer which setting to use + it seems some people have really taken this to heart, going from 'tab => 8 characters wide' to '8 spaces => tab', obscuring tab's position as a 'logical indention'. Richard Knutsson -- 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/