Add some whitespace settings

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
index 42854f0..5db6481 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ This is currently the data directory under the
 ;; whereabouts I am, so they just take up space.
 (scroll-bar-mode -1)
 
+;;;; Whitespace:
+;; I hate it when trailing whitespace is left around a file. I've been
+;; using this for years, and apart from having some trouble working
+;; with people who don't pay attention to it, it has worked
+;; flawlessly.
+(ensure-library destroy-trailing-whitespace
+  :path "vendor-lisp/destroy-trailing-whitespace")
+(require 'destroy-trailing-whitespace)
+(global-destroy-trailing-whitespace-mode)
+
+;; Having a final newline at the end of the file is always a good
+;; idea. Some programs just don't work without it and others produce
+;; some strange results. Github diffs are an example.
+(setq require-final-newline t)
+
 ;;;; Minor modes:
 
 ;;;;; Paredit: