Re: On Tabs and Spaces

Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] writes:

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, Mike Hommey wrote:

quoted

Actually, part of the mess with tabs is due to the fact they're not
exactly 8 spaces wide, but any width that ends at a multiple of 8
characters from the start of the line. So 0 <= n < 8 spaces and a tab
is still 8 spaces.

Umm.. That's the definition of "tab width".

The tab width is 8. Not "0 < n <= 8". Not "depends on where you are". The 
tab width is 8.

Read better before replying, and I'm sure you'll agree with Mike ...

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Matthieu