On Sun, 31 May 2026, Georg-Johann Lay wrote: >> https://gcc.gnu.org/codingconventions.html#Spelling is the canonical >> source that I regularly consult myself when in doubt, and for this case >> we are relatively consistent: >> >> % grep -r "command line op" $WWWDOCS | wc -l >> 9 >> % grep -r "command-line op" $WWWDOCS | wc -l >> 158 > So in "parsing the command line" there is no hyphen then?
That is my understanding, yes. > And it is "middle-end" (adjective) and "middle end" (noun)? Yes. We don't cover that in codingconventions.html, alas its sibling: "back end" (noun) "back-end" (adjective) (When in doubt I ask Sandra. :-) ) Gerald
