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Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Bruce Momjian <momjian@postgresql.org>, PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2010-01-27T17:27:08Z
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David Fetter <david@fetter.org> writes:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 04:52:00PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Better write a check in the makefile.

> That assumes that everyone will always actually run the appropriate
> make before committing, which I wouldn't assume, especially for a
> "trivial" patch that's going out when someone is pressed for time.
> Checking in an unavoidable place seems much more foolproof.

The rule against tabs in SGML files is only a bit of anal retentivity
anyway.  I don't think that enforcing it is worth special hacks that
we do not use anywhere else.

			regards, tom lane