[PATCH] Fix grammar in bfd warning message
Nick Clifton
nickc@redhat.com
Tue Jul 12 14:47:00 GMT 2016
Hi Guys,
>> I don't think this change is an improvement. In the original phrasing
>> "to" was intended to be a preposition: it's complaining that it is
>> writing a section "to" a location in the file whose offset is so large
>> that it doesn't fit in a signed int. With your change the sentence no
>> longer has a preposition which breaks the grammar.
*Doh* - this happens when I start reviewing patches before having my first cup of tea of the day...
> I also agree with Phil Blundell on his rewording to remove the ambiguity, i.e. use "at".
Fair enough - patch checked in.
Cheers
Nick
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