> -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:47 PM > To: Kevin Traynor <ktray...@redhat.com> > Cc: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnam...@intel.com>; Yigit, Ferruh > <ferruh.yi...@intel.com>; dev@dpdk.org > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: clarify spaces for alignment note > > 11/03/2019 19:39, Kevin Traynor: > > Make clear that spaces are only for alignments less than tab size. > > > > Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor <ktray...@redhat.com> > > --- > > --- a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst > > - Global whitespace rule in DPDK, use tabs for indentation, spaces for > alignment. > > + Global whitespace rule in DPDK, use tabs for indentation, spaces for > smaller alignments. > > tab Vs spaces 😃
The forever-war! > > I am not sure what is the most followed convention in DPDK. > I thought most of alignments were done with spaces only. That was my understanding too: tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. John