[libvirt] [PATCH] clarify Makefile message about tabbed indentation

[Jim Meyering]

Dave Allan <dallan at redhat.com> wrote:
> I made a few changes to some of the sources, not realizing my editor
> was using tabs for indentation which caused the build to complain.  I
> wasn't sure what the error was trying to tell me at first; here's a
> patch that makes the message clearer (to me at least).
>
> Dave
> diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
> index 10d481b..3b7594d 100644
> --- a/Makefile.maint
> +++ b/Makefile.maint
> @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ sc_TAB_in_indentation:
>  	     $$($(VC_LIST_EXCEPT)					\
>  	        | grep -E '\.[ch](\.in)?$$'				\
>  	        | grep -v '^gnulib/') &&				\
> -	  { echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) use for indentation; use spaces'	\
> +	  { echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) used for indentation in C sources; use spaces'	\
>  		1>&2; exit 1; } || :

ACK, but please split that line so it doesn't exceed 80 columns, e.g.,

	  { echo '$(ME): found TAB(s) used for indentation in C sources;' \
              'use spaces' 1>&2; exit 1; } || :