From: martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:50 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-svn init/clone --stdlayout option to default-init trunk/tags/branches
Message-ID: <20070714120450.GA21890@piper.oerlikon.madduck.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070714113435.GC14842@muzzle>

also sprach Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> [2007.07.14.1334 +0200]:
> I have highlighting search set in my editor (vim :set hls)
> and usually just search for spaces vs tabs to make sure I'm clean.

Try:

  :se lcs=tab:>-,trail,-

  augroup listinsert
    autocmd InsertEnter * set nolist
    autocmd InsertLeave * set list
  augroup end

> Of course, maintaining a consistent whitespace style helps a *lot*
> with the git/Linux patch exchange development style because it
> avoids needless patch application conflicts that arise from
> whitespace differences.

Using tabs also makes it impossible to X-cut-paste patches from
emails; you *have* to use git-am and/or a temporary file, which
i don't like at all.

But thanks for the explanation.

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