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Re: [PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output

From: Pedro Alves <pedro at codesourcery dot com>
To: "Doug Evans" <dje at google dot com>
Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:04:39 +0100
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output
References: <20080829235547.5279D1C7801@localhost> <200808300118.26587.pedro@codesourcery.com> <e394668d0808291855n7784e410rbf65669f856713fc@mail.gmail.com>

On Saturday 30 August 2008 02:55:59, Doug Evans wrote:

> Oh bother.  I guess it can be interpreted that way.  Serves me right
> for assuming interpreting English is obvious.
> Reverted.

I'm very sorry, and it serves me right to learn to keep quiet.  :-(   Indeed,
it can be interpreted both ways.  It's the use of "This command"
possibly refering to a different command from the previous sentence
also using "This command", that makes it ambiguous, IMHO; but
the ':' may point out that it is refering to the following command.

How about we close this issue with changing the output to:

  This command has the following hook (or hooks) defined:
          The following command is run before: %s (pre hook)
          The following command is run after : %s (post hook)

?

-- 
Pedro Alves

References:
- [PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output
  - From: Pedro Alves
- Re: [PATCH] fix thinko in pre/post hook help output
  - From: Doug Evans

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