On 04/30/2018 05:56 AM, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
Should we standardize on "position-independent" and add it to https://gcc.gnu.org/codingconventions.html#Spelling ?
The same generic English usage rules apply here as to other compound phrases; hyphenate when immediately before a noun, don't hyphenate in other contexts. So "the compiler generates position-independent code" and "the compiler generates code that is position independent" are both correct. However, I don't think it's common to use "position independent" (hyphenated or not) except as a modifier for "code", so you could add "position-independent code" (rather than just "position-independent") to the glossary.
-Sandra
