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Re: [rfa/doc] Updates to gdbint.texinfo
- To: ac131313 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: [rfa/doc] Updates to gdbint.texinfo
- From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz at is dot elta dot co dot il>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:18:59 +0300
- CC: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <3B3CC68E.3040504@cygnus.com>
- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at is dot elta dot co dot il>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:18:54 -0400
> From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313@cygnus.com>
>
> Attatched is a revised patch to doc/gdbint.texinfo that expands on
> things like GDB's coding standard. I think I've addressed all the
> problems pointed out by Eli and Elena.
Thanks. This is okay, except for the following nitpicking:
> + @emph{Pragmatics: By using these functions, the need to check every
> + memory allocation is removed. These functions provide portable
> + behavour.}
There's a typo in the last word.
> ! Pointers are declared using the traditional K&R C style:
> !
> ! @example
> ! void *foo;
> ! @end example
> !
> ! and not:
>
> + @example
> + void * foo;
> + void* foo;
> + @end example
The "and not:" part above needs a @noindent before it.
> + @subsection File Names
> +
> + Any file that is used to build @value{GDBN} on either DJGPP or Cygwin
> + must be 8.3 compliant.
I suggest to add here that file names which match but for the letter
case will make trouble on DOS and Windows, even if long file names are
supported.