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Re: strict aliasing problem in GNU Mach
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Thomas Bushnell BSG |
Subject: |
Re: strict aliasing problem in GNU Mach |
Date: |
Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:25:11 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.110004 (No Gnus v0.4) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
"Alfred M\. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:
> 2006-02-03 Thomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>
>
> * Makerules.in: Add -fno-strict-aliasing to CFLAGS.
> * i386/linux/Makefile.in: Likewise for linux-gen-flags.
>
> The correct format is:
>
> * Makerules.in (CFLAGS): Added -fno-strict-aliasing.
> * i386/linux/Makefile.in (linux-gen-flags): Likewise.
>
> One should use past tense in ChangeLogs, since they describe history,
> and not the present. Variables should be put in ()'s and not in the
> actual description.
The statement about format is correct. (Put the specific function or
other top-level construct changed inside parens and before the colon.)
However, present tense is just fine; if you look, this is my usual
custom and that of a great many other people. (Past tense is fine
too.)
Thomas