From 42523cf2ff2bbac13eeeb18ab3a57d7f4ec795a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mfe-a5sys <87469153+mfe-a5sys@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:44:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix (Makefile): Configure editor to use tabs by default

Add indent style to tabs when editing Makefiles
---
 .editorconfig | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 0315479cc..7384c6a1d 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ indent_style = tab
 
 [*.*Caddyfile]
 indent_style = tab
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab

From d8fe58d83f535f221695ec646de116db1397b400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mfe-a5sys <87469153+mfe-a5sys@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:08:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix (Makefile): Add documentation for .editorconfig

---
 .editorconfig    |  3 ---
 docs/makefile.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 7384c6a1d..0315479cc 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,3 @@ indent_style = tab
 
 [*.*Caddyfile]
 indent_style = tab
-
-[Makefile]
-indent_style = tab
diff --git a/docs/makefile.md b/docs/makefile.md
index 80c4d20aa..05b071a1a 100644
--- a/docs/makefile.md
+++ b/docs/makefile.md
@@ -95,3 +95,16 @@ sf: ## List all Symfony commands or pass the parameter "c=" to run a given comma
 cc: c=c:c ## Clear the cache
 cc: sf
 ```
+
+## Adding and modifying jobs
+
+Make sure to add this configuration to the [.editorconfig](/.editorconfig) file, so that it forces your editor to use tabs instead of spaces (Makefiles are not compatible with spaces by default).
+
+```.editorconfig
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
+
+```
+
+If you still want to use space, you can configure the prefix in the Makefile itself. See [this answer on StackExchange](https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/a/20303).
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