From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755053AbYDGQiQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:38:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752707AbYDGQiE (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:38:04 -0400 Received: from bzq-219-195-70.pop.bezeqint.net ([62.219.195.70]:43981 "EHLO bh-buildlin1.bhalevy.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752690AbYDGQiD (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:38:03 -0400 Message-ID: <47FA4DB0.6030804@panasas.com> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:37:04 +0300 From: Benny Halevy Organization: Panasas, Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sam Ravnborg CC: Adrian Bunk , Jan Engelhardt , apw@shadowen.org, Andrew Morton , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length References: <20080406100826.GD30987@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <20080406110823.GA18058@uranus.ravnborg.org> In-Reply-To: <20080406110823.GA18058@uranus.ravnborg.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Apr. 06, 2008, 14:08 +0300, Sam Ravnborg wrote: >>> This also relaxes the tab doctrine, because spaces DO make sense -- >>> especially when you view the code with a tab setting of not-8. >>> ... >> In the kernel all tabs are 8 spaces wide. >> >> When you view the code with a different setting that's your fault. > And for other kernel developers tabs are for indention, spaces for alignment. > > Forget it - the world will not unify about this. Resistance to change is only natural, but OTOH no change leads to stagnation. I completely agree that if we don't encourage this as an alternative it will indeed never happen but just saying "forget it" brings us nowhere. I still believe that once people get used to this mentally they can see this method's merits and how its logic relates to the program's structure: syntax and coding style. Benny > > Sam > -- > 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/