Index: jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/jspc/plugin/JspcMojo.java
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--- jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/jspc/plugin/JspcMojo.java	(revision 6545)
+++ jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/mortbay/jetty/jspc/plugin/JspcMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@
      * @parameter
      */
     private String schemaResourcePrefix;
+
+	/**
+	 * Should white spaces in template text between actions or directives be trimmed? Defaults to false.
+	 * @parameter
+	 */
+	private Boolean trimSpaces = false;
     
 
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@
             getLog().info("suppressSmap=" + suppressSmap);
             getLog().info("ignoreJspFragmentErrors=" + ignoreJspFragmentErrors);
             getLog().info("schemaResourcePrefix=" + schemaResourcePrefix);
+			getLog().info("trimSpaces=" + trimSpaces);
         }
         try
         {
@@ -282,6 +289,7 @@
         jspc.setSmapSuppressed(suppressSmap);
         jspc.setSmapDumped(!suppressSmap);
         jspc.setJavaEncoding(javaEncoding);
+		jspc.setTrimSpaces(trimSpaces);
 
         // JspC#setExtensions() does not exist, so 
         // always set concrete list of files that will be processed.