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Re: RFC: next/finish/etc -vs- exceptions

From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
To: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>
Cc: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>, Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:48:29 -0800
Subject: Re: RFC: next/finish/etc -vs- exceptions
References: <m38w2a236l.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> <20101125075847.GA19270@host0.dyn.jankratochvil.net> <AANLkTiksDaAXCu5NKt7_8g7d4K3VaY=vZYGPk7-9647F@mail.gmail.com>

> For reference sake,
> if this is to become a rule, I think we should codify it in the coding
> standards.
> 
> Personally, I don't mind the numbers, but I'm happy to go with the flow.

My two cents:

To me, the numbers mean nothing. They are useful to get more background
info on the original problem, but a comment in the script would also
work.  On the other hand, when searching testcases that test a certain
feature/scenario, more descriptive names often help.

-- 
Joel

References:
- Re: RFC: next/finish/etc -vs- exceptions
  - From: Jan Kratochvil
- Re: RFC: next/finish/etc -vs- exceptions
  - From: Doug Evans

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