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Re: Question for removing trailing whitespaces (not vertical tab) from source

From: Mike Stump <mrs at apple dot com>
To: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
Cc: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>, Kai Tietz <Kai dot Tietz at onevision dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:10:52 -0700
Subject: Re: Question for removing trailing whitespaces (not vertical tab) from source
References: <OFB83689A3.56B1B43E-ONC125729D.004BD95D-C125729D.004C8D91@onevision.de> <17910.44750.70400.150069@zebedee.pink> <m38xe1i3wn.fsf@localhost.localdomain>

On Mar 13, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:

Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> writes:
I think removing trailing whitespace would be OK

Generally speaking, yes, but be aware, there are cases where it should not be removed. To most, the spots that should not be changed are obvious, once you see them. If you just blindly did it with an emacs automatic rule, in time, it would do the wrong thing.

References:
- Question for removing trailing whitespaces (not vertical tab) from source
  - From: Kai Tietz
- Re: Question for removing trailing whitespaces (not vertical tab) from source
  - From: Andrew Haley
- Re: Question for removing trailing whitespaces (not vertical tab) from source
  - From: Ian Lance Taylor

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