Hi, Jimmy Hess wrote on Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 06:53:44AM -0500: > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 3:57 AM, Theo Buehler <t...@openbsd.org> wrote:
>> I don't think these are "redundant quotes" but rather ditto marks: > The ditto mark and the quote character are not the same character, > and the comments are nonsensical since they used the wrong character. > > If the writer means Ditto mark, then you type the Ditto character: > U+3003 and not the double quotation mark symbol U+0022 Source files (and emails on our lists) use US-ASCII. No UTF-8 allowed in there. > Actually, for the below example it would be better to just repeat the > small amount text; No, that would exceed the 80 column limit for source files. > just type copy and paste "context switches" 3 times, instead of > trying to be cute > and confusing some readers in the process. > > The comment for a structure member should stand on its own. Paint my bikeshed pink. Don't argue over personal style in comments. Yours, Ingo >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditto_mark >> this is quite clear here, for example: >> >>> u_int64_t p_uru_nvcsw; /* LONG: voluntary context switches. >>> */ >>> - u_int64_t p_uru_nivcsw; /* LONG: involuntary ". */ >>> + u_int64_t p_uru_nivcsw; /* LONG: involuntary. */
