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Re: [PATCH] gdb: gdb.1 - order options alphabetically in manual page
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
- Cc: Jari Aalto <jari dot aalto at cante dot net>, gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:31:54 -0400
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] gdb: gdb.1 - order options alphabetically in manual page
- References: <87hbvct24x.fsf@jondo.cante.net> <20090910010821.GG20694@adacore.com>
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 06:08:21PM -0700, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Unfortunately, I do not think that we can use your emacs assignment
> for GDB code. The problem is that I have no idea if it is OK to accept
> changes of this nature. Normally, the guidelines for accepting patches
> without an assignment on file is that it should be 10 lines or less.
> So your patch does not qualify. But on the other hand, it is the obvious
> implementation of the idea of ordering the switches by alphabetical
> order.
>
> Does anyone know? Should I enquire?
I'd say this was a non-copyrightable change, and thus acceptable.
http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Legally-Significant.html#Legally-Significant
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery