diff --git a/etc/gaplint.sh b/etc/gaplint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d8af69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/gaplint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+gaplint --disable W004 $@ *.g gap/* read.g init.g PackageInfo.g makedoc.g tst/testall.g tst/*.tst tst/examples/*.tst
diff --git a/gap/splash.gi b/gap/splash.gi
index 70801a5..387bb52 100644
--- a/gap/splash.gi
+++ b/gap/splash.gi
@@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ if not IsBound(Splash) then
       ErrorNoReturn("the 2nd argument must be a record,");
     fi;
 
-
     path := UserHomeExpand("~/");
     if IsBound(opt.path) then
       path := opt.path;
     fi;
 
-
     if IsBound(opt.directory) then
       if not opt.directory in DirectoryContents(path) then
         Exec(Concatenation("mkdir ", path, opt.directory));
@@ -47,13 +45,11 @@ if not IsBound(Splash) then
       dir := Filename(tdir, "");
     fi;
 
-
     file := "vizpicture";
     if IsBound(opt.filename) then
       file := opt.filename;
     fi;
 
-
     if IsBound(opt.viewer) then
       viewer := opt.viewer;
       if not IsString(viewer) then
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ if not IsBound(Splash) then
       fi;
     fi;
 
-
     if IsBound(opt.type) and (opt.type = "latex" or opt.type = "dot") then
       type := opt.type;
     elif Length(str) >= 6 and str{[1 .. 6]} = "%latex" then
@@ -90,14 +85,12 @@ if not IsBound(Splash) then
       inn := Concatenation(dir, file, ".dot");
     fi;
 
-
     filetype := "pdf";
     if IsBound(opt.filetype) and IsString(opt.filetype) and type <> "latex" then
       filetype := opt.filetype;
     fi;
     out := Concatenation(dir, file, ".", filetype);
 
-
     engine := "dot";
     if IsBound(opt.engine) then
       engine := opt.engine;
@@ -110,16 +103,11 @@ if not IsBound(Splash) then
       fi;
     fi;
 
-
     FileString(inn, str);
     if type = "latex" then
-
-
       Exec(Concatenation("cd ", dir, ";",
                          "pdflatex ", file, " 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null"));
     else
-
-
       Exec(Concatenation(engine, " -T", filetype, " ", inn, " -o ", out));
     fi;
     Exec(Concatenation(viewer, " ", out, " 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null &"));