Re: [Bug-indent] GNU Indent profile detection mode

[akarl]

Full Decent wrote:
> I would like to make a suggestion and offer help to implement it,
> however I need your insight to complete the task. Indent could scan a
> file and detect the current indentation method already used in the
> file. Additionally it could then point out inconsistancies in the
> file.
>
> If it were to be implemented external to indent, the algorithm would
> be to apply each option individually and then diff | wc-l. Then keep
> the options that cause the least changes for each set of competing
> options.
>
> I'm not sure if this should be implemented as a shell script external
> to indent or if it belongs in the code.
>
> What do you think?

I can't really see the usefulness of this feature. With GNU Indent every 
programmer can reformat a file to his or her liking. Whether you work on 
your own project or someone else's you are free to choose whatever 
indentation style you like for the files you work on.

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