Re: delete-trailing-whitespace and binary files

[Richard Stallman]

Does this patch do the job?

*** syntax.c    01 May 2006 16:16:58 -0400      1.189
--- syntax.c    03 Jun 2006 18:43:27 -0400      
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*** 3122,3127 ****
--- 3122,3133 ----
  
    Vstandard_syntax_table = Fmake_char_table (Qsyntax_table, temp);
  
+   /* Control characters should not be whitespace.  */
+   temp = XVECTOR (Vsyntax_code_object)->contents[(int) Spunct];
+   for (i = 1; i <= ' ' - 1; i++)
+     SET_RAW_SYNTAX_ENTRY (Vstandard_syntax_table, i, temp);
+   SET_RAW_SYNTAX_ENTRY (Vstandard_syntax_table, 0177, temp);
+ 
    temp = XVECTOR (Vsyntax_code_object)->contents[(int) Sword];
    for (i = 'a'; i <= 'z'; i++)
      SET_RAW_SYNTAX_ENTRY (Vstandard_syntax_table, i, temp);