Re: strict aliasing problem in GNU Mach

[Thomas Bushnell BSG]

"Alfred M\. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

>    2006-02-03  Thomas Schwinge  <tschwinge@gnu.org>
>
>          * Makerules.in: Add -fno-strict-aliasing to CFLAGS.
>          * i386/linux/Makefile.in: Likewise for linux-gen-flags.
>
> The correct format is:
>
>    * Makerules.in (CFLAGS): Added -fno-strict-aliasing.
>    * i386/linux/Makefile.in (linux-gen-flags): Likewise.
>
> One should use past tense in ChangeLogs, since they describe history,
> and not the present.  Variables should be put in ()'s and not in the
> actual description.

The statement about format is correct.  (Put the specific function or
other top-level construct changed inside parens and before the colon.)

However, present tense is just fine; if you look, this is my usual
custom and that of a great many other people.  (Past tense is fine
too.)

Thomas