<i18n dev> RFR: 8325558: Add jcheck whitespace checking for properties files

[Magnus Ihse Bursie]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 18:09:11 GMT, Naoto Sato <naoto at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This is an attempt to finally implement the idea brought forward in JDK-8295729:  Properties files is essentially source code. It should have the same whitespace checks as all other source code, so we don't get spurious trailing whitespace changes or leading tabs instead of spaces. 
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>> With Skara jcheck, it is possible to increase the coverage of the whitespace checks.
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>> However, this turned out to be problematic, since trailing whitespace is significant in properties files. That issue has mostly been sorted out in a series of PRs, and this patch will finish the job with the few remaining files, and actually enable the check in jcheck.
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> Skimmed through the changes and all look good to me. Good to have `jcheck` detect those unneeded trailing spaces.

@naotoj Thanks! Would you care to also submit a review?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17789#issuecomment-1938204446