On 10 April 2012 21:31, Jason Merrill <ja...@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 04/10/2012 12:46 PM, Manuel López-Ibáñez wrote:
>>
>> +  max_width = context->caret_max_width;
>> +  if (max_width<= 0)
>> +    max_width = INT_MAX;
>
>
> I don't think we need the test here; diagnostic_set_caret_max_width should
> make sure caret_max_width is set sensibly.  Otherwise, yes, thanks.

It was just a bit of defensive programming, since nothing stops anyone
to set the value directly. But I will remove it.

> On 04/10/2012 02:52 PM, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
>>
>> There is a novelty in this new version that I don't think we discussed
>> before: automatic expansion of tabs to 8 hard space characters.  That
>> number should not be hardcoded as there is no reason to believe a tab
>> character always expands to 8 space characters.  You should check
>> the environment first; if not present the default expansion number should
>> be a symbolic constant as opposed to a magic number sprinkled all over the
>> places.
>
>
> Hmm.  I don't know if there's any reliable way to query tab stops; the "it"
> termcap/terminfo capability tells you what it was originally (presumably 8),
> but it might have changed.

No idea either, but it is in fact easier to print tabs a single
spaces. This simplifies the code a lot, as pointed by Gabriel. So if
you also prefer the simpler version, I am fine with committing that
one (it also saves space in the output).

Cheers,

Manuel.

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