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

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, 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 17:33:31
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On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 12:27 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> 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 disagree. SGML suffers the same as code if you are using tabs.

Joshua D. Drake

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