Re: Subversion Repository for Euphoria
Matt wrote[1]:
>Random whitespace mods foul up the repository.
Oh yes, these things save diffs rather than complete copies, and this
sort of thing could make each diff larger than (old+new), or at the
very least save complete copies, which it won't like much either.
Just for your info there are known problems with Edita in this area:
As you probably know, Edita has a "Replace tabs with spaces" option;
when this is checked, Edita should't write any tab (#09) characters to
file, instead replace them with spaces up to the next multiple of the
Tab Width setting (which defaults to 4). Loading a file automatically
converts multiple spaces back to tabs appropriate for the tab width
setting, for the duration of the edit.
HOWEVER: When this option is not checked, Edita saves tabs as-is.
It is sortof on my to-do list that Edita should write (and read) tab
chars as if Tab Width=8, converting to your personal preference
on-the-fly. I know that Edita loads eg the original database.e all
wrong, ie:
....if x then
\tdoSomething()
ends up (when Tab Width=4) as:
\tif x then
\tdoSomething()
(Yuk!) when, of course, it should be:
\tif x then
\t\tdoSomething()
and, obviously, get saved back just as it was found.
I also know that a unilateral change on my part may well cause all
manner of wailing and gnashing of teeth. I'm dithering, but I suppose
I should just do it, and have some sort of "Re-load this file wot was
saved (tab-wrongly) with Edita-pre-0.3.0" option, and/or rely on the
(new) re-indent function coming to the rescue. In the end, I think
this has become more of a political than technical thing for me.
I suppose the other thing I can do is announce the planned change
(HEY! Everyone using EDITA, Listen Up!) and get everyone to check that
"Replace Tabs with Spaces" option now (if Tab Width != 8), to reduce
discomfort next release.
Anyway, what I am saying is that as things stand, anyone thinking of
using Edita to modify repository files should either make sure to save
as spaces (if acceptable) or set their tab width to 8, this should be
carefully tested and a LOUD warning put somewhere based on the
results. Same deal may apply to other popular editors, just thought
I'd better explain the current situation with Edita.
Regards,
Pete
[1] I might be paraphrasing or otherwise slightly mis-quoting there as
I deleted the post before deciding to reply.
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