On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, Nicholas Clark wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 06:48:02PM -0000, Simon Glover wrote:
> > cvsuser     03/07/08 11:48:02
> >
> >   Modified:    .        debug.c
> >   Log:
> >   Add missing \ in multiline strings -- patch courtesy of <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >    "Delete a breakpoint.\n\n\
> >   -The breakpoint to delete must be specified by its breakpoint number.\n
> >   +The breakpoint to delete must be specified by its breakpoint number.\n\
> >    Deleted breakpoints are gone completely. If instead you want to\n\
> >    temporarily disable a breakpoint, use \"disable\".\n");
>
> Wouldn't it be better to write that as
>
> "Delete a breakpoint.\n\n"
> "The breakpoint to delete must be specified by its breakpoint number.\n"
> "Deleted breakpoints are gone completely. If instead you want to\n"
> "temporarily disable a breakpoint, use \"disable\".\n"
>
> (ie let the pre-processor's string concatenation do our long strings,
> rather than the \ line joining)
>

 Quite possibly - I was just following the lead of the existing help text,
 but I don't feel particularly strongly about it.

 Simon

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