Re: kernel guide to space

[Denis Vlasenko <vda@ilport.com.ua>]

On Tuesday 12 July 2005 22:36, Bodo Eggert wrote:
> Denis Vlasenko <vda@ilport.com.ua> wrote:
> 
> > text with 8-char tabs:
> > 
> > struct s {
> >         int n;          /* comment */
> >         unsigned int u; /* comment */
> > };
> > 
> > Same text viewed with tabs set to 4-char width:
> > 
> > struct s {
> >     int n;      /* comment */
> >     unsigned int u; /* comment */
> > };
> > 
> > Comments are not aligned anymore
> 
> That's why you SHOULD NOT use tabs for aligning, but for indenting.

Doesn't work either: 8-char tabs:

		int i;  /* comment */
	};
	int j;          /* comment */

4-char tabs:

	int i;  /* comment */
    };
    int j;          /* comment */

So we can either ban tabs altogether (unlikely) or agree
that pi is ~= 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749
and tab is strictly 8 chars.
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vda