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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 0/8] Remote helpers smart transport extensions
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:29:37 -0500
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On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 12:57:35AM -0500, Jeff King wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 12:07:24PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> > I haven't asked people why they choose to write like this:
> > 
> > 	char* string;
> > 
> > beyond "that is how we were taught and what we are used to".
> 
> I have seen it in C++ code and recommended many years ago on
> comp.lang.c++. The argument was something along the lines of:

Perhaps I should have simply used google:

  http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq2.html#whitespace

-Peff