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@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ data structure entity may be grouped together even if each run may touch only a
small part of the code so that these functions can be maintained together in a
logical way.
-Nested blocks of code should be indented with a single tab. This way,
-programmers can adjust the tab width of their editors to their preferences.
+Nested blocks of code should be indented with a single 4 spaces. Tabs are OK,
+but before release, a single commit will be made using perltidy -i=4.
Lines longer than 79 characters are not handled well by many terminals and
should generally be avoided. Continued lines should be indented by one more tab