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Re: Newb question about code style

From: Paul Brook <paul at codesourcery dot com>
To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Cc: sashan <sashang at ihug dot co dot nz>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:20:35 +0000
Subject: Re: Newb question about code style
Organization: CodeSourcery
References: <40583D5F.4060408@ihug.co.nz> <16472.15890.884693.348154@cuddles.cambridge.redhat.com> <405840D0.8090501@ihug.co.nz>

On Wednesday 17 March 2004 12:13, sashan wrote:
> Ok thanks that makes a difference. I still don't understand the mixing of
> tabs and spaces though. The gnu website seems to be down so I can't read
> http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_toc.html.

IIRC the coding standards specify that (8 character wide) tabs should be used. 
However this rule isn't always enforced as well as it could be.

Paul

References:
- Newb question about code style
  - From: sashan
- Newb question about code style
  - From: Andrew Haley
- Re: Newb question about code style
  - From: sashan

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