Re: Error in GCC documentation page

2010-07-07 Thread Nils Schlemminger

 Am 08.07.2010 00:56, schrieb Jonathan Wakely:

The usage is correct in "standardese" and English.
My dictionary gives one definition of "integral" as "denoting a number
that is an integer".



Thats correct but not all non native speaker know that. The word integer 
is more common.


Cheers
Nils


Re: Error in GCC documentation page

2010-07-08 Thread Nils Schlemminger

 Am 08.07.2010 10:49, schrieb Jonathan Wakely:

On 8 July 2010 07:12, Nils Schlemminger wrote:

  Am 08.07.2010 00:56, schrieb Jonathan Wakely:

The usage is correct in "standardese" and English.
My dictionary gives one definition of "integral" as "denoting a number
that is an integer".


Thats correct but not all non native speaker know that. The word integer is
more common.

But in the C++ standard "integral expression" is more common.


Ok point. But shall the writers of the C++ standard read the document or 
all developers on the world? Trust me not all c++ programmers had read 
the standard.