On Thu, 19 May 2022 06:21:40 GMT, Christian Stein <cst...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/javac.properties >> line 387: >> >>> 385: >>> 386: javac.description=Read Java declarations and compile them into class >>> files >>> 387: >> >> for your general consideration, what grammatical style do you recommend >> here? Should it be 3rd person (Reads) instead of 2nd person (Read) > > I took the phrases in 2nd person style from > https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/18/docs/specs/man/ as templates, > shortening some of them to around 80 characters for better fitting in > standard terminal widths. > > Perhaps, those texts should be used "as-is" as descriptions? > - 2nd person phrase-style > - lowercase start > - no terminating period > - no shortening Took the phrases "as-is" from the overview site for the man pages: [Java® Development Kit Version 18 Tool Specifications](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/18/docs/specs/man/) ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8772
