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[wwwdocs] gcc-13: m2link branch

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Gaius Mulley June 21, 2022, 10:42 a.m. UTC 
  Hi,

here is a proposed entry describing a new branch m2link containing the
new scaffold development for modula-2.  As the description says it is
expected that this branch be short lived - terminating once significant
regression tests pass,

regards,
Gaius

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Gerald Pfeifer June 21, 2022, 11:38 a.m. UTC | #1 
Hi Gaius,

On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, Gaius Mulley wrote:
> here is a proposed entry describing a new branch m2link containing the
> new scaffold development for modula-2.  As the description says it is
> expected that this branch be short lived - terminating once significant
> regression tests pass,

this looks fine, thank you!

> +    branch once a significant number of regression tests pass.  It is

1/2 nitpick, 1/2 language question (hence including Sandra):

Should this be "passes" since it relates to "number" (singular), or does 
the implied plural allow for the plural in the verb form in English? Or 
even require it?

(The patch is fine either way; more of a curious question.)

Gerald
Gaius Mulley June 21, 2022, 12:53 p.m. UTC | #2 
Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com> writes:

> Hi Gaius,
>
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2022, Gaius Mulley wrote:
>> here is a proposed entry describing a new branch m2link containing the
>> new scaffold development for modula-2.  As the description says it is
>> expected that this branch be short lived - terminating once significant
>> regression tests pass,
>
> this looks fine, thank you!

great thanks!

>> +    branch once a significant number of regression tests pass.  It is
>
> 1/2 nitpick, 1/2 language question (hence including Sandra):
>
> Should this be "passes" since it relates to "number" (singular), or does 
> the implied plural allow for the plural in the verb form in English? Or 
> even require it?

interesting - the singular pass I think is correct.  One of the many
oddities of English and rather counter intuitive as:

 branch once a significant number of regression tests pass.

or

 branch once the singular foobar regression test passes.

:-) are correct.  I'm sure there is a formal grammar explanation - but I
confess to not knowing this now,

> (The patch is fine either way; more of a curious question.)

thanks,
Gaius
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diff --git a/htdocs/git.html b/htdocs/git.html
index f9acea54..5202363c 100644
--- a/htdocs/git.html
+++ b/htdocs/git.html
@@ -344,6 +344,18 @@  in Git.</p>
     Patches should be
     prefixed with <code>[modula-2]</code> in the subject line.</dd>
 
+  <dt>m2link</dt>
+  <dd>This is a short term branch for the
+    <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/homepage.html">GNU Modula-2</a>
+    front end to GCC prior to its integration with the mainline.
+    It contains the new scaffold and driver development.  The contents
+    of this branch will be folded back onto the <code>modula-2</code>
+    branch once a significant number of regression tests pass.  It is
+    maintained by
+    <a href="mailto:gaius.mulley@southwales.ac.uk">Gaius Mulley</a>.
+    Patches should be
+    prefixed with <code>[m2link]</code> in the subject line.</dd>
+
   <dt>coarray_native</dt>
   <dd>This branch is for implementation of a shared memory
     implementation of Fortran coarrays.  It is maintained by