Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.
Date: 2010-01-27 17:27:08
Message-ID: 9027.1264613228@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 04:52:00PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Better write a check in the makefile.

> That assumes that everyone will always actually run the appropriate
> make before committing, which I wouldn't assume, especially for a
> "trivial" patch that's going out when someone is pressed for time.
> Checking in an unavoidable place seems much more foolproof.

The rule against tabs in SGML files is only a bit of anal retentivity
anyway. I don't think that enforcing it is worth special hacks that
we do not use anywhere else.

regards, tom lane

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