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ID Category Severity Type Date Submitted Last Update
0001718 [Issue 8 drafts] Shell and Utilities Editorial Clarification Requested 2023-05-07 14:38 2023-07-10 15:18
Reporter rillig View Status public  
Assigned To
Priority normal Resolution Rejected  
Status Closed   Product Version Draft 3
Name Roland Illig
Organization
User Reference
Section make
Page Number 3118
Line Number 105131
Final Accepted Text
Summary 0001718: Proofread 'with respect to'
Description Line 105131 says:
> regardless of which prerequisites prog is out-of-date with respect to, [...]

The suffix 'with respect to' is hard to parse for non-native English readers.
Desired Action Reword the sentence to be clearer to non-native English readers.
Tags No tags attached.
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(0006378)
Don Cragun (manager)
2023-07-10 15:18

The description of $^ is worded that way to match the wording of $?:
where prog is not out-of-date with respect to file1.o, but is out-of-date with respect to file2.o and file3.o


There are 125 other places in the draft using "with respect to". It is in common use in English and we don't know of any alternative wording that would be any easier for non-English speakers to understand. Therefore, this bug is rejected.

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2023-05-07 14:38 rillig New Issue
2023-05-07 14:38 rillig Name => Roland Illig
2023-05-07 14:38 rillig Section => make
2023-05-07 14:38 rillig Page Number => 3118
2023-05-07 14:38 rillig Line Number => 105131
2023-07-10 15:18 Don Cragun Note Added: 0006378
2023-07-10 15:18 Don Cragun Status New => Closed
2023-07-10 15:18 Don Cragun Resolution Open => Rejected


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