From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:07:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:07:42 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:54541 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:07:41 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:16:00 +0000 From: Russell King To: John Bradford Cc: Wichert Akkerman , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Indention - why spaces? Message-ID: <20021230131600.A28435@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: John Bradford , Wichert Akkerman , 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 User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200212301249.gBUCnXrV001099@darkstar.example.net>; from john@grabjohn.com on Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 12:49:33PM +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 12:49:33PM +0000, John Bradford wrote: > > Well, I disagree: http://www.wiggy.net/rants/tabsvsspaces.xhtml > > In my opinion, indentation in any form is irritating. I disagree. Negative tab indentation (where you start off on the right hand side of the screen and tab or space towards the left) is obviously the most natural form. We should all be using it - it'll make the kernel source _lots_ more readable. In fact, I'll start converting the kernel sources now. ;-) -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html