Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Fetter
Subject Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.
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Msg-id 20100127173003.GW31281@fetter.org
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In response to Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Remove tabs in SGML.  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:27:08PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> 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.

Good point.  What other pre-commit hooks do we need?

Cheers,
David.
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