From c7f4331e4fa4942e4497a0ff558188427c1d639b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 02:14:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- doc/standards.texi | 8 +++++--- standards.texi | 8 +++++--- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/standards.texi b/doc/standards.texi index 910bf8b0..145e10b3 100644 --- a/doc/standards.texi +++ b/doc/standards.texi @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @setfilename standards.info @settitle GNU Coding Standards @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate March 13, 1998 +@set lastupdate April 17, 1998 @c %**end of header @ifinfo @@ -533,8 +533,10 @@ to select among the alternate behaviors. Likewise, please don't make the behavior of the program depend on the type of output device it is used with. Device independence is an -important principle of the system's design; do not compromise it -merely to save someone from typing an option now and then. +important principle of the system's design; do not compromise it merely +to save someone from typing an option now and then. (Variation in error +message syntax when using a terminal is ok, because that is a side issue +that people do not depend on.) If you think one behavior is most useful when the output is to a terminal, and another is most useful when the output is a file or a diff --git a/standards.texi b/standards.texi index 910bf8b0..145e10b3 100644 --- a/standards.texi +++ b/standards.texi @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @setfilename standards.info @settitle GNU Coding Standards @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate March 13, 1998 +@set lastupdate April 17, 1998 @c %**end of header @ifinfo @@ -533,8 +533,10 @@ to select among the alternate behaviors. Likewise, please don't make the behavior of the program depend on the type of output device it is used with. Device independence is an -important principle of the system's design; do not compromise it -merely to save someone from typing an option now and then. +important principle of the system's design; do not compromise it merely +to save someone from typing an option now and then. (Variation in error +message syntax when using a terminal is ok, because that is a side issue +that people do not depend on.) If you think one behavior is most useful when the output is to a terminal, and another is most useful when the output is a file or a -- 2.47.2