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From: Chris Rees on 29 Jun 2010 10:52
Dear All,

>From bsd.port.mk:

[chris(a)amnesiac]~% head /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk |tail -n 1
# Please view me with 4 column tabs!
[chris(a)amnesiac]~%

However, the Porter's Handbook [1] says:

Note that [bsd.port.mk] uses a non-standard tab setting.

So if it's non-standard, does that mean I should use 8-column tabs
while creating/editing port Makefiles, or should I match the
'non-standard' bsd.port.mk?

Or is it just personal preference and the committers don't care?

Chris

[1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/own-port.html
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From: Peter Pentchev on 29 Jun 2010 11:11
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 03:52:56PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> >From bsd.port.mk:
>
> [chris(a)amnesiac]~% head /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk |tail -n 1
> # Please view me with 4 column tabs!
> [chris(a)amnesiac]~%
>
> However, the Porter's Handbook [1] says:
>
> Note that [bsd.port.mk] uses a non-standard tab setting.
>
> So if it's non-standard, does that mean I should use 8-column tabs
> while creating/editing port Makefiles, or should I match the
> 'non-standard' bsd.port.mk?
>
> Or is it just personal preference and the committers don't care?

Uhm, the standard width of a horizontal tab is 8 characters.
Thus, bsd.port.mk's 4 characters *are* non-standard; when writing your
own ports, use an eight-character tab like the rest of the world ;)

Oh, my coat? Nah, I'll get it myself, an asbestos suit is too heavy for
most people to lift anyway.

G'luck,
Peter

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From: Doug Barton on 29 Jun 2010 11:10
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010, Chris Rees wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>> From bsd.port.mk:
>
> [chris(a)amnesiac]~% head /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk |tail -n 1
> # Please view me with 4 column tabs!
> [chris(a)amnesiac]~%
>
> However, the Porter's Handbook [1] says:
>
> Note that [bsd.port.mk] uses a non-standard tab setting.
>
> So if it's non-standard, does that mean I should use 8-column tabs
> while creating/editing port Makefiles

Yes, please use standard tabs for all ports Makefiles.


hth,

Doug

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From: Chris Rees on 29 Jun 2010 11:14
Thanks for all your advice!

--------

Sorry for top-posting, Android won't let me quote. There's a bug report on
it!

On 29 Jun 2010 16:12, "Doug Barton" <dougb(a)freebsd.org> wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jun 2010, Chris Rees wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>> From bsd.port.mk:
>
>
> [chris(a)amnesiac]~% ...
Yes, please use standard tabs for all ports Makefiles.


hth,

Doug

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