Re: [Chicken-hackers] Parenthesis synonyms change

[Kon Lovett]

On Apr 7, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Peter Bex wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Today I noticed that changeset bcb76e2997f8ec631a1a0f081980808d857eec15
> was pushed to the master branch, which changes the csi and csc
> commandline option `-no-parentheses-synonyms' to `-no-parenthesis-synonyms'.
> 
> I'm sure the change was made with the best intentions of fixing a
> trivial spelling mistake,

Spelling was correct & the use of the plural was correct.

parenthesis |pəˈrenTHəsis|

noun ( pl. parentheses |-ˌsēz| )

a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought into a 
passage that is grammatically complete without it, in writing usually marked 
off by curved brackets, dashes, or commas.

• (usu. parentheses) one or both of a pair of marks () used to include such a 
word, clause, or sentence.

• an interlude or interval: the three months of coalition government were a 
lamentable political parenthesis.

> but it definitely would've benefited
> from discussion on the list because it's a breaking change for
> people who are relying on this switch in their (build) scripts.
> 
> Furthermore, the change is not mentioned in NEWS and is incomplete;
> the option is only renamed for csi, not for csc, but the documentation
> and help say it should work for both.  Our peer review process
> *probably* would've caught these issues.
> 
> Anyway, I'm asking if this change could please be reverted and
> a (possibly improved) patch posted to the list for discussion.
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter
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