Re: Subversion Repository for Euphoria
Robert Craig wrote:
>
> Ricardo M. Forno wrote:
> > However, I think ed indenting is inconsistent because when you edit with
> > another editor Euphoria source files generated by ed then the tabs get
> > messed up.
> > I think this is because ed uses tabs in certain cases and spaces in other
> > circumstances, for the same file.
>
> Unless you change ed.ex, ed uses tab=4 for Euphoria files
> as well as .c and .h files. This lets you easily indent your
> Euphoria or C code, at 4 spaces per indent *while you are editing*.
>
> When you save a file with ed, it converts to tab=8,
> so two leading tab4's on a line of source in the editor
> become one tab8 in the file. I did it this way because
> most of the Linux and Windows world assumes
> that a tab stored in a file means tab=8. Most editors
> let you change this, but many people just leave it as
> tab=8, and many printers also assume tab=8. I think
> some editors have a "soft tab" that might be 4 when you are typing,
> while a "hard tab" in a file means 8.
OK, I think this explains my perceived inconsistency. My editor is set to
use tab=4, and some of your lines come up as 4 spaces and some as tabs.
So it was looking like the tabs weren't properly indented, and the spaces
seemed strangely out of place (though now I understand them).
> I propose that we keep indenting the Euphoria and C source
> code at 4 spaces per indent, but I'm open to suggestion on
> how we can avoid "tab wars".
>
Yeah, I'm open to whatever, so long as we're consistent.
Matt
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