Fabian wrote:

Sjoerd Mullender wrote:

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Update of /cvsroot/monetdb/MonetDB/src/modules/plain In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv22873

Modified Files: pcre.mx Log Message: Do not put anything above the license text (except possibly a "hash-bang" line (#!/...)). The script that updates the license text does not like this.

Furthermore, the standard in the MonetDB code is to use 8-space tabs. If you want to view things differently, that's fine, but make at least sure that it still looks correctly with 8-space tabs.

Since when? I have been told 4 width *tabs* (not spaces) is the standard in the MonetDB project. You seem to suggest here that I should use spaces instead...

I am not saying anything of the kind. Please use tabs (but not in Python source!). You are totally allowed to look at them as if they are 4 spaces wide. Just make sure that it *also looks correct* when they are viewed as 8 spaces wide. And don't put vim:... stuff at the top of files (I know, the one I removed wan't put there by you).

Off-topic: is there anyone who actually uses 8 width tabs within vi?

If I were to use vi, that's what I would use. -- Sjoerd Mullender