[Freeciv-Dev] Re: coding standard patch

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On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 04:11:09PM -0500, Jason Short wrote:

[...]

> To carry things a little farther, emacs and indent will automatically 
> indent using tabs (or automatically strip tabs).  But under the system 
> of indentation I describe above, not *all* spaces should be replaced by 
> tabs.  Consider:
> 
> int foo(void)
> {
> \tint x;
> 
> \tcall_some_function(x, y
> \t                   z);
> }

[...]
 
> Does anyone know how to get the first behavior instead of the second (in 
> emacs or indent)?

Being able to run indent without upsetting the style guide
is a very good thing, I wouldn't bother and simply prohibit that style.

  \tcall_some_function(
  \t\tx, y,
  \t\tz);

is good enough; personally I prefer

  \tcall_some_function(
  \t\tx, y,
  \t\tz
  \t);

> jason

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