From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22886 invoked by alias); 2 Dec 2005 08:14:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 22879 invoked by uid 22791); 2 Dec 2005 08:14:38 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from romy.inter.net.il (HELO romy.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.66) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:14:38 +0000 Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-80-230-89-144.inter.net.il [80.230.89.144]) by romy.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.2-GA) with ESMTP id DCG91287 (AUTH halo1); Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:14:17 +0200 (IST) Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:33:00 -0000 Message-Id: From: Eli Zaretskii To: Andrew STUBBS CC: jimb@red-bean.com, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <438F3327.8080802@st.com> (message from Andrew STUBBS on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:30:15 +0000) Subject: Re: [PATCH] init-if-undefined command Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <437B3E56.3080306@st.com> <8f2776cb0511292141t2f9711a2l9633236db737e67b@mail.gmail.com> <438DB351.2050500@st.com> <20051130190311.GA25377@nevyn.them.org> <8f2776cb0511301501t4eb7bb50w484427fd892f5a58@mail.gmail.com> <438EE3F8.70103@st.com> <438F3327.8080802@st.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2005-12/txt/msg00042.txt.bz2 > Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:30:15 +0000 > From: Andrew STUBBS > Cc: Jim Blandy , gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com > > Here's the NEWS to go with my patch. Thanks. > +init-if-undefined Initialize a convenience variable if > necessary. Your mailer seems to be wrapping lines. Anyway, I'd suggest a slightly different text: init-if-undefined Initialize a convenience variable, but only if it doesn't already have a value. (This is more clear than the vague ``if necessary'', IMHO.) WDYT?