Dave Allan <dallan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
I made a few changes to some of the sources, not realizing my editor
was using tabs for indentation which caused the build to complain. I
wasn't sure what the error was trying to tell me at first; here's a
patch that makes the message clearer (to me at least).
Dave
diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 10d481b..3b7594d 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ sc_TAB_in_indentation:
$$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT) \
| grep -E '\.[ch](\.in)?$$' \
| grep -v '^gnulib/') && \
- { echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) use for indentation; use spaces' \
+ { echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) used for indentation in C sources; use spaces' \
1>&2; exit 1; } || :
ACK, but please split that line so it doesn't exceed 80 columns, e.g.,
{ echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) used for indentation in C sources;' \
'use spaces' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :