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Subject: Re: AWS Coding Styles (and about boring plain-linear text files in
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:11:55 +0100
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Le Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:07:20 +0100, Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> a =
 =

=C3=A9crit:

> * pascal:
>
>>>     > Comments describing a subprogram spec should specifically
>>>     > mention the formal argument names. General rule: write a
>>>     > comment that does not depend on the names of things.
>>>
>>>     Q: I am afraid I did not understood this one, as it seems
>>>        ambiguous to me. How to refer to formal argument names
>>>        without refering to the names of things ? Or else, are
>>>        does =E2=80=9Cnames of things=E2=80=9D refer to in this conte=
xt ?
>>
>> Instead of saying:
>>
>>    procedure Call (Filename : String);
>>    --  The name of the file should be an absolute name
>>
>> Say:
>>
>>    procedure Call (Filename : String);
>>    --  Filename must be an abosulute name
>
> The problem is that the rule is self-contradictory.  I think it should=

> say, "should not specifically mention", i.e., the opposite of what you=

> suggested.
>
> I will submit a patch to gcc/ada/gnat-style.texi to fix this.
Thanks, that's crystal-clear now. Just that we may wait for a confirmati=
on  =

 from Pascal (if ever this interpretation is also wrong).

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Si les chats miaulent et font autant de vocalises bizarres, c=E2=80=99es=
t pas pour  =

les chiens.

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