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Subject: Re: GNU ChangeLog Format: <> or []?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:23:44 +0200
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Hi Chris,

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Square brackets are used for conditionals, but I also use them for
>> nested entities.  I=E2=80=99m pretty sure I didn=E2=80=99t make it up, b=
ut I don=E2=80=99t know
>> where I took it from!
>
> I didn't realize that.  It makes sense, though!  Is using it for nested
> entities a common GNU ChangeLog idiom?

It is in Guile and Guix, but that doesn=E2=80=99t count.  ;-)

We=E2=80=99d need to look for projects not written in C where there=E2=80=
=99s actual
nesting (GNU C nested functions are rarely used, except in glibc.)

> If so, I wonder if it's worth adding it to the GNU Standards document.

Maybe, though be aware that attempting to change the Standards can be
time-consuming and frustrating=E2=80=A6

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.