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Re: [patch] config.gcc untabification
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- To: Nathanael Nerode <neroden at twcny dot rr dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 07 Mar 2003 07:04:38 -0300
- Subject: Re: [patch] config.gcc untabification
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20030306211713.GA6353@doctormoo>
On Mar 6, 2003, Nathanael Nerode <neroden at twcny dot rr dot com> wrote:
> I know this generates spurious merge problems, but it's so much less
> irritating.
I don't think your intolerance to tabs is enough of a justification to
inconvenience anyone who would be trying to merge patches from
mainline to older branches, or maintaining other branches in sync with
mainline. Keep in mind that making code conform to whatever style you
happen to find best today is making the life of all of those who have
got used to the way the file is organized harder. I don't the
improvement, if any, is worth it.
Please don't send more gratuitous reorganizations like these. If you
have a plan and a very good reason for a change, propose it first,
before you spend any time implementing it.
I tried to hint before that they were not welcome, but it seems that
the hint failed, so I had to be more explicit this time. Sorry.
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