Hello, * Jim Meyering wrote on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 05:42:09PM CET: > Bruno Haible wrote: > >> # Error messages should not start with a capital letter > > > > Why should error messages not start with a capital letter?
> I think this quote from the GCS is at the origin: Yes, I think so too. > ----------------------------- > PROGRAM:SOURCE-FILE-NAME:LINENO:COLUMN: MESSAGE IIRC the "PROGRAM" part is viewed as the beginning of the sentence, and the not ending in a period is done so that you can combine it. > I'm quite ambivalent about this rule, often disable it, and > would not mind removing it altogether. Actually, I don't care what color this bike shed has, but I really really care that it is not a different color for each bike rack. So please guys do us all a favor and discuss rules with bug-standards, convince Karl/RMS of whatever way you want it, patch standards.texi, and *stick* to that style. I hate little more than 1000-line patch submissions that all just change the capitalization *again*, and cause (trivial) conflicts for a dozen unfinished branches. Thank you, Ralf
