On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Justin Lebar <jlebar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply.
>
> When I send a new patch, should I fold these changes into the original
> commit, or should I send them as a separate commit?
>
>>> diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
>>> index b0d0986..6013e19 100644
>>> --- a/builtin/apply.c
>>> +++ b/builtin/apply.c
>>> @@ -4061,7 +4061,7 @@ static int write_out_one_reject(struct patch *patch)
>>> return error(_("cannot open %s: %s"), namebuf, strerror(errno));
>>>
>>> /* Normal git tools never deal with .rej, so do not pretend
>>> - * this is a git patch by saying --git nor give extended
>>> + * this is a git patch by saying --git or giving extended
>>> * headers. While at it, maybe please "kompare" that wants
>>> * the trailing TAB and some garbage at the end of line ;-).
>>> */
>>
>> I don't think the change from "give" to "giving" here is grammatically correct.
>
> Is it? I might be misunderstanding the sentence, then. I parse the
> new sentence as
>
> Do not pretend this is a git patch by
> - saying --git, or
> - giving extended headers.
>
> "Giving" is definitely awkward, but I'm not sure of a better word.
>
> I'm happy to rephrase this, but I'm not sure how. I don't think the
> original makes much sense, but I'm also happy to leave it.
>
You're right; that makes sense. Disregard my comment about that chunk.
>> How about ``If none of "always", "never", or "auto" is specified, then setting layout
>> implies "always".``?
>
> Sure.
>
>> To leave "nor" here, I think you need to replace "not" with "neither".
>
> I think it actually works after the change, but unfortunately Garner's
> doesn't give me a lot of ammunition to back up that feeling. :)
>
> How about "We don't expect this to be set by the Makefile or by the
> user (via CFLAGS)."
>
I feel like I'm splitting hairs, but I think there's a change in
meaning if you use that phrasing. The difference being "not expecting"
vs. "should not". I don't know which is correct, so I'll defer that to
someone else.
>> This would be better worded as "If src_buffer and *src_buffer are not NULL, it should ..."
>
> Done.
>
> -Justin
Jason
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