On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 02:12:56PM -0500, Jim.Hyslop wrote: > [top posting as a courtesy for Doug]
Thanks :) I just hope I don't cause a mess by that comment, which I suppose was fuelled as much by lack of lunch as by anything. :-) > I haven't examined the patch, so I don't know how closely the implementation > matches the proposal, but if I understand the proposed changes, whitespace > is still insignificant, there's just more of it added as a buffer, as an > optimization to improve speed when applying tags. If the implementation is > carried out correctly, then the RCS file will still be compatible with other > RCS-compatible software, some of which could legitimately strip out the > extra whitespace (unless the general practise is to leave whitespace alone). You are correct, according to a message the author just sent me. Consider my complaint dismissed, and thanks for the explanations. > My only concern around this patch is to make sure robustness has not been > adversely affected. I don't know enough about third-party add-ons to know > for sure, or to comment on their use. > > I also like the fact that the change is optional, so that it can be disabled > if any particular platform is incompatible with the changes. > > Doug Lee wrote: > > I have reservations about any system that makes whitespace significant > > in a text file. I can make an exception for indent levels, as used by > > Python, because these are visible and errors are obvious without > > resorting to odd tactics like hex editors, vi's :list command, etc. > > > > I say I expect to be shot down because, of course, the "proper" theory > > is that all in a CVS file is opaque and should not be depended upon by > > CVS users. > > -- > Jim Hyslop > Senior Software Designer > Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com ) > Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts ) -- Doug Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dlee.org Bartimaeus Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bartsite.com "It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
