On 2023-08-29 10:39, Bruno Haible wrote:
1) Usually a word search count on google.com gives a good measure
what is the more common spelling. Even without Java, 'cloneable' wins:
clonable → 285000 results
cloneable -java → 306000 results
2)https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cloneable
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clonable
lists 'cloneable' as the more common spelling in "computing" contexts.
When talking about Java I suppose we should use the Java spelling;
otherwise, I'd prefer to use the more-traditional English spelling.
Admittedly it's a confusing area. See, for example:
https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/clonable-vs-cloneable
which says both "Cloneable is a misspelling of the word clonable, which
refers to an object that can be cloned or copied in its entirety." and
"'Cloneable,' on the other hand, is the correct spelling and is widely
accepted in both British and American English." (!)
In this particular context the word doesn't add enough useful info to be
worth the spelling discordance, so I removed it by installing the attached.From fbdc9a0724f5037ba0fe2181f7655feb99ebc5a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:06:41 -0700
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The spelling is controversial, and the word adds little of use here.
---
build-aux/bootstrap | 6 +++---
top/bootstrap | 4 ++--
top/bootstrap-funclib.sh | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/build-aux/bootstrap b/build-aux/bootstrap
index 557726ca6c..e44b502249 100755
--- a/build-aux/bootstrap
+++ b/build-aux/bootstrap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
# Bootstrap this package from checked-out sources.
-scriptversion=2023-08-28.19; # UTC
+scriptversion=2023-08-29.20; # UTC
# Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
#
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ Optional environment variables:
Use this if you already have gnulib sources
and history on your machine, and do not want
to waste your bandwidth downloading them again.
- GNULIB_URL Clonable URL of the gnulib repository.
+ GNULIB_URL URL of the gnulib repository.
Options:
--bootstrap-sync if this bootstrap script is not identical to
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ Optional environment variables:
have gnulib sources on your machine, and
do not want to waste your bandwidth downloading
them again.
- GNULIB_URL Clonable URL of the gnulib repository.
+ GNULIB_URL URL of the gnulib repository.
Options:
diff --git a/top/bootstrap b/top/bootstrap
index 59af135e0a..f61299a513 100755
--- a/top/bootstrap
+++ b/top/bootstrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#! /bin/sh
# Bootstrap this package from checked-out sources.
-scriptversion=2023-08-28.19; # UTC
+scriptversion=2023-08-29.20; # UTC
# Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
#
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Optional environment variables:
have gnulib sources on your machine, and
do not want to waste your bandwidth downloading
them again.
- GNULIB_URL Clonable URL of the gnulib repository.
+ GNULIB_URL URL of the gnulib repository.
Options:
diff --git a/top/bootstrap-funclib.sh b/top/bootstrap-funclib.sh
index ed8152e48b..496beea45c 100644
--- a/top/bootstrap-funclib.sh
+++ b/top/bootstrap-funclib.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# A library of shell functions for autopull.sh, autogen.sh, and bootstrap.
-scriptlibversion=2023-08-28.18; # UTC
+scriptlibversion=2023-08-29.20; # UTC
# Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
#
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Optional environment variables:
Use this if you already have gnulib sources
and history on your machine, and do not want
to waste your bandwidth downloading them again.
- GNULIB_URL Clonable URL of the gnulib repository.
+ GNULIB_URL URL of the gnulib repository.
Options:
--bootstrap-sync if this bootstrap script is not identical to
--
2.39.2
