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

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: 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 17:30:03
Message-ID: 20100127173003.GW31281@fetter.org
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:27:08PM -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 don't think that enforcing it is worth
> special hacks that we do not use anywhere else.

Good point. What other pre-commit hooks do we need?

Cheers,
David.
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