[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] doc/README.scrapyard: update commit IDs, use TAB for indentation

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Jan 16 07:39:18 CET 2014


Dear Masahiro,

In message <20140116095004.E122.AA925319 at jp.panasonic.com> you wrote:
> 
> I do understand you want to use TABs for indentation.
> But I don't understand why you want to use them in the
> comment block. I think the part will not be changed often.
> I'm talking about a TAB between
> " U-Boot source tree." and "The remainders rest"
> 
> > -be removed from the U-Boot source tree.  The remainders rest in piece
> > -in the imperishable depths of the git history.  This document tries to
> > +be removed from the U-Boot source tree.	 The remainders rest in piece
> > +in the imperishable depths of the git history.	This document tries to
> 
> I mean, here.

Ah, this was not intentionally.  I was running the whole file through
"unexpand -a", and this replaces multipe spaces at TAB positions by
TABs. I did not notice this.

> No. Shorter lines are better.
> You are right.
> (But I a little afraid someone who does not understand "TAB + 4 SPACE"
> rule might break the format.)

Yes - it is likely that later edits will re-introduce spaces, but the
we can easily re-fix this by piping the file through "unexpand -a".

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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