The notorious {{Code|CHOP}} option was removed to prevent conflicting behavior caused by earlier installations. It was replaced by a new {{Option|STRIPWS}} option, which defaults to {{Code|false}}. In addition, the new default of the [[Serialization|serialization parameter]] {{Code|indent}} is {{Code|no}}.
Please be warned that the new default can throw off existing applications. If you want to restore the old behavior, you should assign attach the following values lines in your [[Configuration|.basex configuration file]]…
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# Local Options
STRIPWS=true
SERIALIZER=indent=yes