Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 05:38, Paul Smith wrote: > I do prefer bugs files in Savannah to things sent on the mailing list, > just because they're easier to keep track of. Ah. Sorry about that. ___ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 16:59, Michael Witten wrote: > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 17:14, Paul Smith wrote: >> On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 18:49 -0500, Michael Witten wrote: >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 00:00, Paul Smith wrote: >>> > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 03:52 -0500, Micha

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 17:14, Paul Smith wrote: > On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 18:49 -0500, Michael Witten wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 00:00, Paul Smith wrote: >> > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 03:52 -0500, Michael Witten wrote: >> >> > Thus, it makes most sense for `-

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 00:00, Paul Smith wrote: > On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 03:52 -0500, Michael Witten wrote: >> > Thus, it makes most sense for `--dry-run' (`-n') to mask `--touch' (`-t') >> > rather than the other way around (which is the current, buggy, u

[PATCH 5/7] Docs: Move `within a variable name'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 091e098..9ab0ae2 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5219,7 +5219,7 @@ Here, the innermost @samp{$(x)} expands to @samp{y

[PATCH 3/7] Docs: Add `the following' to improve flow after the example.

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |9 + 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index a3eb642..7460963 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5189,7 +5189,7 @@ in its name might have strange results

[PATCH 1/7] Docs: Offset modifiers with commas

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 13cecbd..efc28f7 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5183,7 +5183,7 @@ sets @samp{bar} to @samp{a.c b.c c.c}. @cindex

[PATCH 7/7] Docs: Remove comma

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 6feae91..069941d 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5344,7 +5344,7 @@ This restriction could be removed in the future if

[PATCH 6/7] Docs: Improve wording

In particular, the `will' is not the correct tense for the expressions of some sort of universal fact; therefore, the language has been changed to mirror that of previous examples. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 dele

[PATCH 2/7] Docs: Remove unnecessary rambling

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |4 +--- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index efc28f7..a3eb642 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5185,9 +5185,7 @@ sets @samp{bar} to @samp{a.c b.c c.c}. Computed

[PATCH 4/7] Docs: add comma before `which'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |8 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 7460963..091e098 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -5199,7 +5199,7 @@ a := $($(x)) @noindent defines @code{a} as

[PATCH 0/7] Docs: Computed Variable Names

I recently read through that section, and here are a few modifications that I made along the way. Michael Witten (7): Docs: Offset modifiers with commas Docs: Remove unnecessary rambling Docs: Add `the following' to improve flow after the example Docs: add comma before `which&#x

[PATCH] Docs: `and' -> `but'; add missing `the'

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/make.texi b/doc/make.texi index 298d0ce..13cecbd 100644 --- a/doc/make.texi +++ b/doc/make.texi @@ -7554,7 +7554,7 @@ Here the redefinition takes place if @samp{$(origin

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 18:12, Michael Witten wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 16:11, Philip Guenther wrote: >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Michael Witten wrote: >>> The `--dry-run' flag is supposed to be safe in that nothing >>> in the file system is act

Re: [PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 16:11, Philip Guenther wrote: > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Michael Witten wrote: >> The `--dry-run' flag is supposed to be safe in that nothing >> in the file system is actually modified. > > That's not actually true. To quote the

[PATCH] Options: `--dry-run' should prevent `--touch' from touching

res future compliance by introducing a test. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- remake.c |3 +++ tests/scripts/options/dash-n | 15 +++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/remake.c b/remake.c index 97e3854..91a70cc 100644 --- a/remake.c +++

[PATCH] Docs: make.texi: static -> simple

Variables are largely described as being one of the following flavors: * Recursively expanded * Simply expanded The two occurrences of the word `static' in regard to the variable flavor have been replaced with the word `simple' in order to maintain consistency. Signed-off-by: Mich

[PATCH] Docs: make.texi: ; -> ,

The punctuation in a few spots has been change from a semicolon to a comma; this is not only grammatically correct, but also consistent with previous usage when presenting the exact same information. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten --- doc/make.texi |6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions