Re: [Bug translator/2308] stap messages errors

[Richard J Moore <richardj_moore at uk dot ibm dot com>]

systemtap-owner@sourceware.org wrote on 09/02/2006 12:49:15:

>
> ------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com  2006-02-09
> 12:49 -------
> (In reply to comment #0)
>
> > 1)  the term "probe point" should be specified as "probepoint".
> It's a coined
> > term [...]
>
> It also is an ordinary noun phrase.  Prior dprobes usage does not
> automatically
> entitle it to full glued-together minted status.
>
It not a question of entitlement, but clarity.  When we refer to a
probpoint we are discussing a single concept not a generl "poiint" with an
adjectival quality of "probe". The only debate should be whether
"probe-point" or "probepoint" is preferred.  Think about "breakpoint" vs
"break point": the latter is far more general than the former.


> > 2) the plural form of nouns that are preceded by a number should not be

> > specified as (s)  as in "3 error(s)". This is an illiterate usage.
[...]
>
> It is just the age-old lazy, simple, and compact way.  Feel free to
commit a
> reworded message.
>
>

Even simpler and more lazy is not to do it :-)


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