code that could be improved

Zack Weinberg zack@codesourcery.com
Tue Mar 2 09:52:00 GMT 2004


"Joseph S. Myers" <jsm@polyomino.org.uk> writes:

>> - various quoting techniques: `foo', 'bar', "baz".
>>    => please use `foo' consistently
>
> Why that form?  'foo' is more correct for plain ASCII, unless and until we
> develop some system for proper quotes (and likewise proper copyright
> symbols) to be used when LC_MESSAGES=C if LC_CTYPE permits. 

A batch conversion to the preferred form would be a good idea, I
think.  Now's a good time to do it, being stage 1...

zw



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