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		rho4 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Formatting code should be unnecessary The system should support this, e.g. via // @formatter:off/on tags

teaearlgraycold 5 months ago [–]

For the stored IR version that means it needs to store raw source code when those directives are used. And then you lose the benefits.

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