[Kernel-handbook-general] Bug#627960: [PATCH 2/3] Whitespace cleanup in the "common tasks" chapter

[Ben Hutchings]

On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 16:34 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Since the beginning, the "common tasks" chapter has contained a
> mixture of tabs and spaces with no consistent rule to choose between
> them.  Stick to spaces so the source looks reasonable when viewed with
> an unusual tab width.
>
> Also remove some trailing spaces at the ends of lines.
[...]

While I think we should be consistent, the rules for indentation should
first be discussed and then documented so that contributors can easily
ensure that their editor follows them.  I really don't want commit
history to be cluttered with spacing changes.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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