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From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: tabstop setting for port Makefiles
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010, Chris Rees wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>> From bsd.port.mk:
>
> [chris@amnesiac]~% head /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk |tail -n 1
> # Please view me with 4 column tabs!
> [chris@amnesiac]~%
>
> However, the Porter's Handbook [1] says:
>
> Note that [bsd.port.mk] uses a non-standard tab setting.
>
> So if it's non-standard, does that mean I should use 8-column tabs
> while creating/editing port Makefiles

Yes, please use standard tabs for all ports Makefiles.


hth,

Doug

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