svn commit: r791352 - /couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt

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Author: nslater
Date: Mon Jul  6 00:41:30 2009
New Revision: 791352

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=791352&view=rev
Log:
added new (old) coding standard

Modified:
    couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt

Modified: couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt?rev=791352&r1=791351&r2=791352&view=diff
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--- couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt (original)
+++ couchdb/site/htdocs/community/standards.txt Mon Jul  6 00:41:30 2009
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Try to keep lines shorter than 80 characters.
  * When you edit a file, try to stick with the conventions used in the
    surrounding code.
+ * Avoid trailing spaces and newlines in your files. Good editors
+   usually have a configuration option that prevents this from happening.
  * Avoid mixing purely cosmetic changes (such as removing trailing white-space)
    with functional changes, as that makes review of the actual change (whether
    it's a check-in or a patch) much more difficult.