Never mind, I just checked that the patch sent out contains tabs. So there must be something wrong with the saving process. Thanks anyways.
-- Lin On Thu, 25 Sep 2008, Lin Tan wrote: > > > > > > I used command "mutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] < patch" to send myself an email. > > > And then I used mutt "v" and "s" command to save it as a file, say > > > patch.saved. > > > > > > I noticed that all the tabs in file "patch" are replaced by blanks > > > in "patch.saved". I tested that the "patch" can be applied > > > correctly but the "patch.saved" can not. Then I manually replaced > > > all the blanks in "patch.saved" with tabs, and then it can be > > > applied without an error. > > > > > > my muttrc file is only a few lines: > > > > > > set send_charset="us-ascii:utf-8" > > > > > > set editor="vi" > > > > > > set spoolfile=imaps://[EMAIL PROTECTED]:993/INBOX > > > set folder=imaps://[EMAIL PROTECTED]:993 > > > > > > # Default From: > > > my_hdr From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thanks for the clear description. I can't argue with your > > observations. I can't replicate them with my setup, though. I > > created a file containing a paragraph of text indented by tabs and > > mailed it to myself as you did with your patch. I saved the > > received message using "v" and "s", also as you did. The tabs were > > still there. > > > > I also saved the message to a new mbox folder, "test_folder", using > > "s" in the index view, and verified that the tabs were still there. > > Then I quit that mutt and started a new one like this: > > > > mutt -F /dev/null -f test_folder > > > > I executed all the configuration commands you listed above. Then I > > saved the message again using "v" and "s". The tabs are still > > there. > > > > I'm using mutt 1.5.17. > > > > I'm afraid I can't help. Maybe someone else on the list can > > replicate this and/or explain what's going on. > > > Thank you sooooo much for the effort in replicating my problem. > I am using the latest stable 1.4.2.3 version. I will try 1.5.17. > > Would you mind me sending you (not the mailing list) a small patch file, and > you can see if it contains tabs? Maybe this way, we can at least figure out if > the problem is in the sending process or the receiving process. > > Lin > > >
