Re: bin/41071: make NO to NO_ transition patch

From: Ceri Davies (ceri_at_submonkey.net)
Date: 04/17/04

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    To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
    
    
    

    On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 10:19:58AM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote:
    > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Cyrille Lefevre wrote:
    >
    > > the purpose of the original thread was to convert "all" variables to one
    > > form or another, not just some of them for some or other reason.
    > > in one word... be consistant, it's help.
    > > it's not my fault if only some "no conforming" variables regarding all
    > > others are used in so many makefiles.
    >
    > For a more modest task, try fixing the English spelling of "nothing"
    > to "no thing" and "consistent" to "consistant".

    There's noway that could be considered the same thing.

    (Disclaimer: I really don't care which way this falls out).

    Ceri

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