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Maybe the option is present, somewhere, but I cannot find it. The issue I'm having is as follows: 1. Options -> Editor -> Indentation: I have enabled "Expand Tabs to Spaces" -- that's how our C/C++ files must be written where I work. 2. When editing Makefiles, there's often a crucial difference between use of spaces, and use of tabs. But, I cannot enter tabs anymore - they're expanded to spaces! So, perhaps in the Advanced Options -> Editor Settings -> Makefile Editor pane, add the same option, "Expand Tabs to Spaces", but default it to disabled.
Escalated to P2 since formatting should not change semantics, and in the case of makefiles it does.
fixed http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/59004a5c02e0
Integrated into 'main-golden', available in NB_Trunk_Production #207 build Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/59004a5c02e0 User: Alexander Simon <alexvsimon@netbeans.org> Log: fixed: IZ#134766:Tabs, spaces and makefiles
verified in 200805210003 build
verified in trunk build 20080520
fix backported into release61_fixes branch changeset: 77606:e3cd78732b85