can we avoid using contractions in GDB messages?

Michael Snyder msnyder@vmware.com
Mon Mar 7 19:07:00 GMT 2011


Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Just a suggestion. It's really a detail, and I won't push for us
> to adopt this suggestion, but:
> 
>> +	if (minsym == NULL)
>> +	  error (_("Error reading inferior's overlay table: couldn't "
>> +		   "find `_ovly_table' array\n"
>> +		   "in inferior.  Use `overlay manual' mode."));
> 
> I'm not very fond of contractions in error messages (or any message
> printed by GDB). I know there is plenty of "prior art" of our use
> of contractions in the output, but I just think it looks better to
> spell words completely.  For the future, can we agree on avoiding
> contractions?
> 

My $0.02 -- I don't think there's anything wrong with contractions.
They're a part of standard English.



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