Re: [PATCH] Honor HP C's noreturn attribute

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On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Michal Rokos <rokos@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> HP C for Integrity servers (Itanium) gained support for noreturn
>> attribute sometime in 2006. It was released in Compiler Version A.06.10
>> and made available in July 2006.
>>
>> The __HP_cc define detects the HP C compiler version. Precede the
>> __GNUC__ check so it works well when compiling with HP C using -Agcc
>> option that enables partial support for the GNU C dialect. The -Agcc
>> defines the __GNUC__ too.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Michal Rokos <michal.rokos@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> We tend to prefer new code be appended at the end of if/elif/.../then/fi
> cascade when there is no strong reason to do otherwise; your log message
> clearly explains why this particular #if needs to come before the existing
> one.
>
> I love it when people write a very readable log message to explain why the
> patch _has_ to be the way it is.  Very good job.

I liked it too, but it'd be even better to put the comment in the code IMO.
I don't think anyone would check the commit to see if he can change the
order of the #ifdefs ...

(So please comment in code more!)


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Piotr Krukowiecki
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