Re: [wwwdocs] Nits in gcc-4.6/changes.html

[IainS <developer at sandoe-acoustics dot co dot uk>]

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On 3 Feb 2011, at 22:21, Nicola Pero wrote:

> It's obvious that it applies to both Objective-C and Objective-C++,
> because the section is entitled "Objective-C and Objective-C++" ;-)

agreed .. one could just write GCC or 'the compiler' as appropriate,

> > for the last two entries one could use "Objective-C family" or
> > Objective-C* (if the latter is allowable in GCC docs.)
> > comments?
>
> But I would argue against using "Objective-C*" because I find it
> unusual and cryptic.  The confused reader won't find it explained
> in Wikipedia either.

I admit it took a couple of passes through before it became obvious  
what it meant.

> I'd actually suggest we avoid it in comments
> and documentation as a matter of policy.

Where we have it in comments is (mainly, if not solely) import from  
apple-local stuff.
It does have the advantage of being compact  - and perhaps I have also  
used it for the sake of consistency.

However,  I'm OK either way (changing comments or leaving them as is)  
- since the imports from FSF apple local will be almost completely  
exhausted by the m64 stuff.

>  If not, we should have it
> clearly explained somewhere easy to find. ;-)

we could always document it -- it would only take one sentence ;-)

cheers
Iain