From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3922 invoked by alias); 17 Apr 2012 22:54:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 3913 invoked by uid 22791); 17 Apr 2012 22:54:39 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_NO X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:54:25 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 245FF1C6456; Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Vymvc+-nOnpS; Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC4201C6420; Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:54:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1A9A1145616; Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:54:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:59:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: Doug Evans Cc: Sergio Durigan Junior , gdb-patches Subject: Re: [patch] Create cleanups.[ch] Message-ID: <20120417225417.GO2852@adacore.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2012-04/txt/msg00521.txt.bz2 > > 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