0001720: Remove 'should' for 'makefile authors'

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0001720	Issue 8 drafts	Shell and Utilities	public	2023-05-07 14:48	2024-06-11 09:12

Reporter	rillig	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	Editorial	Type	Enhancement Request
Status	Closed	Resolution	Accepted
Product Version	Draft 3

Name	Roland Illig
Organization
User Reference
Section	make
Page Number	3122
Line Number	105283
Final Accepted Text


Summary	0001720: Remove 'should' for 'makefile authors'
Description	Line 105283 says: > Although make expands macros that do not exist to an empty string, makefile authors should be aware that it is not safe to assume that a macro which has not intentionally been set to a specific value will expand to an empty string for everyone who uses the makefile. The part 'makefile authors should be aware that' does not add anything to the sentence.
Desired Action	Remove 'makefile authors should be aware that'.
Tags	applied_after_i8d3, issue8

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2023-05-07 14:48	rillig	New Issue
2023-05-07 14:48	rillig	Name	=> Roland Illig
2023-05-07 14:48	rillig	Section	=> make
2023-05-07 14:48	rillig	Page Number	=> 3122
2023-05-07 14:48	rillig	Line Number	=> 105283
2023-05-07 14:50	rillig	Note Added: 0006275
2023-07-10 15:27	Don Cragun	Status	New => Resolved
2023-07-10 15:27	Don Cragun	Resolution	Open => Accepted
2023-07-10 15:28	Don Cragun	Tag Attached: issue8
2023-08-08 10:54	geoffclare	Status	Resolved => Applied
2023-08-08 10:55	geoffclare	Tag Attached: applied_after_i8d3
2024-06-11 09:12	agadmin	Status	Applied => Closed

rillig 2023-05-07 14:50 reporter bugnote:0006275	Same topic, line 105388: 'It is important to be careful' is redundant. If it weren't important, it wouldn't be included in this standard. The word 'careful' is too unspecific to be actionable.