>>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Do you think it would be better to warn or to simply recognize
>> lines like that?
Pavel> I think it's better to recognize those lines and ignore
Pavel> spaces. Doing otherwise will make Automake somewhat similar to
Pavel> Python because the formatting will affect the result (without
Pavel> being considered a bug).
Sounds good to me. I agree with your comment that people who need
workarounds should work with us to find a better way to do what they
want.
I implemented this feature. It recognizes leading spaces but not
leading tabs. If we recognize leading tabs then we have to make the
reader hairier.
Tom