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  • From: flux <flux AT sourcemage.org>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Request for comments - formating in spells
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:43:31 -0400

Juuso Alasuutari (iuso AT sourcemage.org) wrote [08.07.23 08:39]:
> Mathieu Lonjaret wrote:
> > Then if some ppl have enough free time on their hands to spend it on
> > "fixing" indent, good for them, if they really think that can help
> > the whole community and not only for the sake of imposing their
> > style...
>
> There's a problem here, as good intentions don't always actualize
> themselves as genuine public service. Given any one person's preferences
> on what "fixing" means, a great portion of the other developers are
> bound to view the "fixes" as an ugly nuisance.
>
> Without any formatting guidelines, "fixing" indentation is equivalent to
> imposing one's personal preferences upon others.
>
> > However as it's been already said, it should not get in the way
> > of other ppl who want to review real commits, so I'm in favor
> > of separate commits for indents.
>
> +1 (Although I'm not in favor of changing indentation in the first place.)
>
> Juuso
>
> PS: Your e-mail client doesn't seem to wrap lines, had to wrap the
> quoted text myself.
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The answer to all our formatting problems: EVERYONE will use tabs, but
ALL tabs will be set to a width of 42 spaces! (If you don't get the joke
here, headdesk for a while, then read Hitchhiker's)

--
Justin "flux" Boffemmyer
Cauldron wizard and general mage
Source Mage GNU/Linux
http://www.sourcemage.org

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