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From:	Broeker AT axp03 DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de (Hans-Bernhard Broeker)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: XMODEM File: MAKE.OUT
Date:	27 Mar 96 16:47:00 GMT
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"Orlando A. Andico" <orly AT psylocke DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph> writes:

>On Tue, 26 Mar 1996 j DOT aldrich6 AT genie DOT com wrote:

[...]
>> makefile:10: *** missing separator.  Stop.

[...]
>I used to use QEdit for this purpose, but the version I had automagically 
>replaced tabs with spaces, so after I edited a Makefile, it would 
>suddenly stop working (the tab disappeared...) a real annoyance that got 
>me flamed 'cause I lambasted peoples' beloved QEdit

>Simple solution: use DOS EDIT to edit your Makefile, it handles tabs 
>correctly (and dumbly). Or set up your editor to insert tab characters. 
>Since I rarely modify Makefiles, I use DOS EDIT.

Or, for all people who (for good reasons, IMHO) want to stick with
QEdit instead of M$'s 'edit', just press alt-v in qedit, and the tabs will
be displayed, and can easily be edited to your heart's content.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (Aachen, Germany)

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