From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST,HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 27260 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2021 17:00:48 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 4 Mar 2021 17:00:48 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A0A959CA72; Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:00:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D2F89CA6C; Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:00:28 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="VpDAdMoa"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6B1A09CA6C; Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:00:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f177.google.com (mail-qk1-f177.google.com [209.85.222.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 372579CA6A for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:00:23 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f177.google.com with SMTP id g185so9196054qkf.6 for ; Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:00:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=/5W8XaTcD3z39i6IWxerpUHto5pfr4bwI/J6MWK7uPc=; b=VpDAdMoaGivV4Sh04bbc2U5JMsX5cDNIO8vUORj2KcCZcuX1NX31iGNji7fsD13dU2 DfC7mFrNk7LP/ERl6g8ooNoqQdFXSS/PCs4ExzRkPW6hqgdY34HJv9mApQSz175cD+sk j3BoDSNMrD74ke0rXJMJ42pNXHClb/i/igO5Y= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=/5W8XaTcD3z39i6IWxerpUHto5pfr4bwI/J6MWK7uPc=; b=ksJtIMQdGjTtyb+B5GRBUrm3dMWfHiMDvSONA72DV0OqM0Ay72uUcNapH7voqz1Ivp ttEUYwzw43wTNm0l5wzL5rCeE/3SkeAAoM2dQgqZ2kxlGXeYHJ60ynhzP3+yyKblb3j3 4XHnZfm+orGci1C1wi3+3da8eHNYoGVL1Kwct4eVYuMQqpyNbCzWxqPFbqaMSBnEKxFM 9mXEJ4pOwBScj3bo2yvUx/Knpj55uFfVlKUBrXXbgEU13FP67uusVAeXb3ykB9TVihQ1 ssamAUrOLdxZg9SFWCRbLGOv6HPu6TFQvLrxejGYiWq0ZdEiC0pYeigQVhD/kO6Pkcm2 5Iow== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530TUle6L8FU+teF7Su5E1Ps8ddQ3f4Fjse3yBHBw4p3d0lyVD6D W2yEGiIiPQY5angAZ7iqWNPpG5WWcfrvjrCibSfwKA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwl0AR0m3OmkFQ25SsHSRE2GxYFN/IGui8BKkfEeCos8Kwal2XAqf1Zky29Qt8G9CnIfQhxaFKSZtw3PMLspGU= X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:522:: with SMTP id h2mr5041623qkh.476.1614877222200; Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:00:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:59:56 -0500 Message-ID: To: Will Senn Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002f9a0e05bcb8e7f9" Subject: Re: [TUHS] tabs vs spaces - entab, detab X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000002f9a0e05bcb8e7f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Oh boy, you do want to pour muddy water on the table. I generally believed in tabs set every 4 spaces. That's Steven's used in all his UNIX books. Have to ask Rob what and bwk used but I sort of think it was pretty similar. A problem is a lot of people had tabs set at 8 spaces. Clem =E1=90=A7 On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:53 AM Will Senn wrote: > OK. So, I've been trying to decide (for the last time, I swear) whether t= o > use tabs or spaces in my code... I did a quick pulse-check on the state o= f > argument and it appears to be alive and well in 2021. My question for y'a= ll > is, was there a preference in the very early days or not? I saw an articl= e > talking about the 20 year feud, but that's not my recollection. In 1994, > nobody agreed on this, but I'm sure it predates my entree into the field. > I'm thinking the history of entab and detab are somehow related, but I've > been wrong on these sorts of thoughts before. What say you? > > Will > --0000000000002f9a0e05bcb8e7f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Oh boy, you do want to pour muddy water on the table.= =C2=A0 =C2=A0I generally believed in tabs set every 4 spaces.=C2=A0 That= 9;s Steven's used in all his UNIX books.=C2=A0 Have to ask Rob what and= bwk used but I sort of think it was pretty similar.=C2=A0 A problem is a l= ot of people had tabs set at 8 spaces.=C2=A0=C2=A0

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On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:53 AM Wil= l Senn <will.senn@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
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OK. So, I've been tryin= g to decide (for the last time, I swear) whether to use tabs or spaces in my code... I did a quick pulse-check on the state of argument and it appears to be alive and well in 2021. My question for y'all is, was there a preference in the very early days or not? I saw an article talking about the 20 year feud, but that's not my recollection. In 1994, nobody agreed on this, but I'm sure it predates my entree into the field. I'm thinking the history of entab and detab are somehow related, but I've been wrong on these sorts of thoughts before. What say you?

Will
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