Joel E. Denny wrote: > On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Karl Berry wrote: > >> It definitely would be nice, and I've contemplated doing so from time to >> time, but it never seemed like a big enough deal with which to occupy >> rms's time discussing. > > I understand. > >> So, the consensus is that we should make (C) completely optional? >> >> That is the reality. There are a lot of files without the (C), and even >> more files with the (C). > > The following patch adds support. > >> little worried that this increases the changes of update-copyright >> matching incorrect text. >> >> As long as Copyright is the first word on the line, and it's followed by >> at least one four-digit number, a false positive doesn't seem likely to >> me. But what do I know. > > After the recent cleanup in update-copyright, it should be safe. > >>From 909fbf122f97e02687e77814e5ebfb38e063f1cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Joel E. Denny <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:51:27 -0400 > Subject: [PATCH] update-copyright: support omitted "(C)" > > * build-aux/update-copyright: Implement and document. Also, > allow variable whitespace before "(C)". > * tests/test-update-copyright.sh: Test.
Thanks. I've pushed that as well as the one adding support for C comments.
