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Re: Formatting, tabs vs spaces.
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- To: "Chris Fairles" <chris dot fairles at gmail dot com>
- Cc: libstdc++ <libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:02:57 -0700
- Subject: Re: Formatting, tabs vs spaces.
- References: <fac6bb500807160428q18f93b41k3280940646dd132a@mail.gmail.com>
"Chris Fairles" <chris.fairles@gmail.com> writes:
> I've always been using 2 spaces instead of a tab character and setting
> my tab width to 2. However, it seems that perhaps this isn't the norm?
The GNU coding standards specify that tab stops occur every 8
characters. When editing GNU code you should set your editor to
comply.
Ian