Re: Massive detabbing of the source

On 17/01/13 14:06, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:

Hmm. Precisely because it causes un-forced conflicts, our policy has been: de-tab when you are modifying a file anyway

But if you find files that are stable -- have not been modified for some months -- then yes you could detab them. Perhaps one directory at a time?

I'm unsure it's worth the bother, but would not want to obstruct. Others may have views

I don't think it's worth the bother either: conflicts are a pain and slow down development, whereas tabs don't. I don't have any large branches right now so I wouldn't be affected, but there certainly are a few active branches with large-scale changes. Cheers, Simon