Re: [PATCH] maint: typo fixes

2025-04-04 Thread Bruno Haible via Gnulib discussion list
Eric Blake wrote: > In gnulib/tests/init.sh, we have: > > # Usage: mktempd_ /tmp phoey.XX > > where "phooey" is a better spelling if that was the intended word, but > where "template.XX" would read even better. Should I go ahead and > make that change? "phooey" appears to be a pejor

Re: [PATCH] maint: typo fixes

2025-04-04 Thread Eric Blake
On Fri, Apr 04, 2025 at 04:54:49PM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote: > "phooey" appears to be a pejorative word [1][2]. But there's no reason > for negative feelings towards temporary files and directories (assuming > that their use is safe and that they are removed after use, which a > 'trap' command can

Re: [PATCH] maint: typo fixes

2025-04-04 Thread Eric Blake
On Fri, Apr 04, 2025 at 09:24:35AM -0500, Eric Blake via M4-patches wrote: > * ChangeLog-2014: Address findings from codespell. I made this patch in response to an offline email from a contributor who asked to remain anonymous (I find that odd in the world of open source, but whatever), who also p