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Re: builtin-add.c patch

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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss03@volumehost.net>
Date
Dec 10, 2008, 16:01 UTC
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On Wednesday 2008 December 10 08:26:32 Alexander Potashev wrote:
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>> diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
>> index ea4e771..5f2e68b 100644
>> --- a/builtin-add.c
>> +++ b/builtin-add.c
>> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void fill_pathspec_matches(const char **pathspec,
>> char *seen, int specs) int num_unmatched = 0, i;
>>
>>  	/*
>> -	 * Since we are walking the index as if we are warlking the directory,
>> +	 * Since we are walking the index as if we are walking the directory,
>
>We probably should use subjunctive here:
>"Since we are walking the index as if we _were_ walking the directory,".
>
>Are there any native English speakers? :)
Southern bah the grace o' gawd. :)

Yes, the subjunctive is the appropriate tense for use in hypotheticals ("as if").

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  1. daly@axiom-developer.orgDec 10, 2008
  2. Alexander PotashevDec 10, 2008
  3. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Dec 10, 2008
  4. rootDec 10, 2008
  5. Fix typo in comment in builtin-add.cAlexander Potashev, Dec 10, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2008
  7. rootDec 10, 2008
  8. Alexander PotashevDec 10, 2008

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