> > I noticed while editing gcc files, that there are a lot of *useless* > > whitespaces at the end of lines or within empty lines, which are getting > > automatic removed by some *smarter* editors as I am common to use *sigh*. > > This leads to huge diff files and the real change is getting veiled. I > > think it would be nice to eliminate these *usesless* whitespaces. > > Note that the coding standard for GNAT forbids trailing white spaces. > It also forbids embedded horizontal tabs for similar reasons (avoiding > junk difs).
And the compiler enforces this, which is an important point. Duncan.