From: Jonathan Nieder Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:47:22 GMT Subject: Re: Harmful LESS flags Message-ID: <20140425154722.GC11479@google.com> In-Reply-To: <8761lxa0gs.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> David Kastrup wrote: > Jonathan Nieder writes: >> Just for clarity: no, when we are talking about well formatted code, >> -S is actually a way better interface. > > When we are talking about well-formatted code, -S does not matter either > which way. Sorry for the lack of clarity. I believe well-formatted code can contain long lines. For example, sometimes a message + the printf to print it and indentation move past the right margin. If I wasn't talking about long lines, why would I have replied in the first place? [...] > Overriding less' defaults should only be done for unequivocal benefits, We agree here. So, does someone who actually wants this change want to propose a patch? :) Hope that helps, Jonathan