[lintian] 04/04: checks/cruft.desc: file-contains-trailing-whitespace += "M-x wh-cl"
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commit 777f1b206fca6fb17173213b3022bf57c665b3b3
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date: Tue Nov 14 05:07:59 2017 +0100
checks/cruft.desc: file-contains-trailing-whitespace += "M-x wh-cl"
---
checks/cruft.desc | 2 ++
debian/changelog | 2 ++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/checks/cruft.desc b/checks/cruft.desc
index 8df02f1..cc9b46e 100644
--- a/checks/cruft.desc
+++ b/checks/cruft.desc
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ Info: This file appears to contain one or more lines with trailing
.
$ sed -i -e 's@[[:space:]]*$@@g' debian/control
.
+ If you use Emacs, you can also use "M-x wh-cl" (whitespace-cleanup).
+ .
However, if you wish to only remove trailing spaces and leave trailing tabs
(eg. for Makefiles), you can use the following code snippet:
.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a7741c0..ea6bcee 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ lintian (2.5.60) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+ [CL] Add suggested [[:space:]]-based sed call for
file-contains-trailing-whitespace. Thanks to Stuart Prescott.
(Closes: #881389)
+ + [AB] Also mention Emacs' "M-x wh-cl" (whitespace-cleanup) for
+ file-contains-trailing-whitespace.
* data/spelling/corrections:
+ [PW] Add several corrections.
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