tabs [was: [bug-gnulib] gnulib-tool: new option --makefile-name]

[Eric Blake]

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According to Bruno Haible on 8/31/2006 7:07 AM:
> Ah, now I understand better what you meant. Your patch would be ok to
> apply after converting tabs to spaces [hint for your .emacs:
>   ;; Tabs are anachronistic.
>   (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)

Actually, a lot of the gnulib files intentionally use TABs instead of
spaces.  And emacs whitespace-mode tries to convert to tabs (I assume rms
consents to that behavior), unless you have (setq
whitespace-check-indent-whitespace nil) in your ~/.emacs.  But GNU Coding
Standards are silent, so a project is allowed either style (tabs, or 8
spaces, or even inconsistently mixed).  Rather than making me globally
change my style, would you accept this patch so that gnulib-tool will stay
with your style, regardless of emacs whitespace-mode?

2006-08-31  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>

        * gnulib-tool: Don't let emacs change spaces to TAB.

Index: gnulib-tool
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RCS file: /sources/gnulib/gnulib/gnulib-tool,v
retrieving revision 1.152
diff -u -p -r1.152 gnulib-tool
- --- gnulib-tool 31 Aug 2006 13:11:23 -0000      1.152
+++ gnulib-tool 31 Aug 2006 13:32:25 -0000
@@ -2603,3 +2603,8 @@ trap '' 0
 trap 'exit $?' 1 2 3 15

 exit 0
+
+# Local Variables:
+# indent-tabs-mode: nil
+# whitespace-check-buffer-indent: nil
+# End:

- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             address@hidden
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