Re: [RFA] patch to remove language-dependent numeric output support

[Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>]

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 07:40:32PM -0700, Paul Hilfinger wrote:
>
> > >  > Just some notes though:
> > >  > > 	(local_decimal_format_custom): Remove.
> > >  > > 	
> > >  > > 	* utils.c: (int_string): New function.
> > >  > I suspect that the the blank lines aren't needed - blank lines separate 
> > >  >   commits rather than separate parts of the same commit - whichever.
> > >
> > > Really?  OK.  Actually, I was putting in blank lines just to break up
> > > a long ChangeLog entry, but if there's actually a convention, I'm
> > > happy to follow it.

Near enough.   Here's the exact text:
http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_42.html#SEC42
> Separate unrelated change log entries with blank lines. When two entries represent parts of the same change, so that they work together, then don't put blank lines between them. Then you can omit the file name and the asterisk when successive entries are in the same file.


> FWIW, I've always used blank lines to separate logically distinct
> portions of a changelog entry.  I have no idea what the actual
> convention is :-)

Or this.  It has the same effect - we never combine logically distinct 
changes into a single commit.

Andrew