On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Tom Tromey <tro...@redhat.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Gaby" == Gabriel Dos Reis <g...@integrable-solutions.net> writes: > > Manuel> So, in fact, libcpp is buggy for not implementing this (as can be seen > Manuel> in emacs). If/When libcpp is fixed, the column info will be correct > Manuel> for tabs. And then, one may care about printing tabs as anything > Manuel> different from a single space. But until then, a single space is a > Manuel> good as anything. In fact this is what is done in c-ppoutput.c. > > Gaby> I would not necessarily say that libcpp is buggy in this aspect. > Gaby> However, I do agree that removing the tab expansion simplifies > Gaby> the code and is better. > > Unfortunately I think it really is buggy. Other GNU programs, including > Emacs, already conform to the GCS here. Arguably the GCS made the wrong > decision, but it is already baked in all over.
OK. -- Gaby
