[Python-Dev] Reindenting unicodedata.c
Guido van Rossum
guido@python.org
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:10:33 -0500
> Does that have the effect of expanding all tabs? unicodeobject.c does
> use tabs for indenting multiple levels.
FWIW, if you want 4-space indents, I think you should use all spaces
and not use tabs for double indents. The tabs will be confusing when
the code is viewed with a different tab setting (which is sometimes
unavoidable).
> In my revised patch for unicodedata.c, I put just
>
> /*
> Local variables:
> c-basic-offset: 4
> End:
> */
>
> unicodedata.c is inconsistent in this respect: it sometimes uses tabs,
> and sometimes spaces.
Even MAL can't complain if you fix that to use all spaces.
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