On Jan 6, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Martin Sebor <mse...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
>>> 2016-01-04 Martin Sebor <mse...@redhat.com>
>>>
>>> PR c/68966
>>> * gcc.dg/atomic-fetch-bool.c: New test.
>>> * gcc.dg/sync-fetch-bool.c: Same.
>>
>> So the tradition is to repeat "New test." rather than to say "Same."
>
> Can we try not to make the rules any more rigid than they need
> to be? As we just discussed, following the required formatting
> rules is error-prone and time-consuming enough. GCC's own
> Coding Conventions doesn't even require ChangeLog entries for
> new tests (https://gcc.gnu.org/codingconventions.html#ChangeLogs).
> People have been adding them and that's just fine with me, but
> I can't discern any established convention when it comes to the
> comment when a new test is being added. I see examples of "New
> test" or "New file" followed by "Likewise" or "Ditto" as well
> as "New test" followed by "Same". I see no point in adding yet
> another hoop for people to have to remember to jump through.
And I thought it was Likewise. :-)
$ grep Same *ChangeLog* | wc -l
3938
$ grep Likewise *ChangeLog* | wc -l
69444
