Re: [PATCH RFC3 INTRO] I hope this will do it!

>>> It is unfortunate that the interesting ones begin at 10th in the series,
>>> which are beind the 9th one that is a "churn in the middle".
>>
>> (http://marc.info/?l=git&m=123959564630157&w=2):
>>> The general rule of thumb is to do such a clean-up before you start to work on something of substance.
>>
>> (http://marc.info/?l=git&m=123914648915106&w=2):
>>> a good rule of thumb when preparing a series is to have this kind of obvious clean-up first, leaving enhancement patches later in the series.
>>
>> I guess, then, this whitespace patch is something of substance---an
>> enhancement ;-D
>>
>> ... or unnecessary "code churn"... I suppose.
>
> An obviously good and uncontroversial clean-up should come first, so that
> it can be applied and meat of the change can be discussed on the cleaned
> base version.
>
> A clean-up that might be judged as a mere churn should come last, so that
> enhancements and fixes can go first without waiting for the controversy to
> settle.