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From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
To: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
Cc: Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>,
	gdb-patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] Create cleanups.[ch]
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:59:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120417225417.GO2852@adacore.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADPb22R_TTgwA2qhHLjApRT1rF1dmmu0ZxbFzqgz7BCymNxnVA@mail.gmail.com>

> > I remember using `Ditto' once, and being told that I should use
> > `Likewise' instead.  Anyway, I'm just bringing this because I never know
> > what rule to follow :-).
> 
> I'm not aware of a specific preference.
> I probably use either depending on the lunar phase or whatever :-),
> and there's precedent for both.

I wasn't aware of any preference either. Perhaps an idiomatic/linguistic
thing? Like maybe "ditto" sounds weird in some regions. It's the type of
detail that really doesn't deserve much attention, if you ask me.

Anyways, the real reason for me replying to this email:

> > It should be:
> >
> > Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> >
> > AFAIK, since it's a new file.
> 
> I'm of two minds on this, but here I just "went with the flow."

Have we considered the option of asking advice from the FSF about this?
Then we'd have a definitive answer which we can record as well (put that
in our CS guide, perhaps in gdbint.texi or in the Wiki). I've asked
a couple of questions already this year, so I feel a little hesitant
to ask myself (it's silly I know, just can't help it).

-- 
Joel


  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-17 22:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-15 20:27 Doug Evans
2012-04-16  7:27 ` Sergio Durigan Junior
2012-04-16 10:52   ` Pedro Alves
2012-04-16 19:11     ` Sergio Durigan Junior
2012-04-18  9:43       ` Pedro Alves
2012-04-19 17:37         ` Sergio Durigan Junior
2012-04-20 15:09           ` Pedro Alves
2012-04-16 20:06     ` Tom Tromey
2012-04-16 20:42       ` Pedro Alves
2012-04-16 20:59         ` Tom Tromey
2012-04-17 22:41           ` Doug Evans
2012-04-16 20:10   ` Tom Tromey
2012-04-17 22:54   ` Doug Evans
2012-04-17 22:59     ` Joel Brobecker [this message]
2012-04-18  4:26       ` Sergio Durigan Junior
2012-04-18  6:22         ` Joel Brobecker
2012-04-16 10:40 ` Pedro Alves
2012-04-18 14:02 ` Yao Qi
2012-04-18 14:32   ` Tom Tromey
2012-04-16  2:07 Doug Evans

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