RE: [HACKERS] Source code format vote

From: Peter Mount <petermount(at)it(dot)maidstone(dot)gov(dot)uk>
To: "'The Hermit Hacker'" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>, Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>, Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: RE: [HACKERS] Source code format vote
Date: 2000-01-06 10:04:45
Message-ID: 1B3D5E532D18D311861A00600865478C70C03C@exchange1.nt.maidstone.gov.uk
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I've got no problems with spaces being used rather than the tab
character either.

Peter

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-----Original Message-----
From: The Hermit Hacker [mailto:scrappy(at)hub(dot)org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 12:21 AM
To: Bruce Momjian
Cc: Jan Wieck; Hannu Krosing; Thomas Lockhart; PostgreSQL-development
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Source code format vote

I'm for no-tabs personally ...

On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > Hannu Krosing wrote:
> >
> > > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu> writes:
> > > > > Was "spaces instead of tabs" one of the voted-on options? That
would
> > > > > make the tab issue moot, and would result in consistant
appearance not
> > > > > matter what tab setting one is using.
> > > >
> > > > I'd be willing to vote for this if the space penalty is not
large...
> > >
> > > Me too!
> >
> > Count me in.
>
> Do I need to tabluate a vote on this too?
>
> I have to get all new votes from everyone on:
>
> 8-space tabs
> no tabs
>
> Indentaion is still 4-spaces.
>
> I prefer the 8-space tabs to no tabs. Seems like 8-space tabs won
over
> 4-space tabs, so we need a vote on 8-space tabs vs. no tabs.
>
> I will need new votes because I have not kept any of the old messages.
>
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