JohnS> ... I was under the impression that code should JohnS> never make reference to the bug it fixes. Am I mistaken here?
No, you are quite correct. Referring to an open bug e.g.:
/*
* Work around silly misfeature until 6999999 is fixed.
*/
is OK, but the comment proposed in this case is not. Something like:
/*
* Allocate one extra array entry to keep gcc happy.
*/
should suffice.
-- John
http://blogs.sun.com/jbeck
