Hi Helge, At 2023-01-23T18:47:06+0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 10:03:46PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > > On 1/22/23 20:31, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > > Without further ado, the following was found: > > > > > > Issue: How can a variable (I<preg>) free memory? It doesn't, but no claim is made that (by itself) it does. > > > Isn't it B<regfree>() which frees the memory? Yes. > > Supplying > > .BR regfree () > > with a precompiled pattern buffer, > > -.I preg > > +.IR preg , > > will free the memory allocated to the pattern buffer by the compiling > > process, > > .BR regcomp (). > > I don't really see a change here? It's only the markup, that changed? The addition of a comma makes clear that the subject corresponding to the verb "will free" is "regfree", not "preg". https://thecriticalreader.com/commas-names-titles/ Without the added comma, the sentence reads as if it has a comma splice, and would thus be (strictly) invalid. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma-splice/ Regards, Branden
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