Create "extra flag" macros to make it easier for packages to add to the default list of compiler flags.
This is a follow up to the: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RPMMacrosForBuildFlags
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+1
The lack of the dash in the compound adjective makes it title hard to understand. It should be "Package-specific …".
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hyphen-rules-open-closed-compound-words explains this well:
when a compound that is usually left open is used to modify another noun, that compound will usually take a hyphen. [...] the hyphen is sometimes dropped for very common terms that aren’t likely to be misunderstood [emphasis mine]
In this case, "package" could be both a noun, an adjective, or a verb, and the most natural interpretation in this sentence is as a verb. Thus, the hyphen is necessary to prevent misunderstanding.
Please change the title. (Also rename the page. Mediawiki handles renames very well.)
As discussed in the fedora-devel thread, the exact naming and details could be modified based on feedback. I think the proposed naming is OK, but it'd be fine if the implementation was adjusted later; I understand the proposal to include that possibility.
After a week: APPROVED (+4, 0, 0)
Metadata Update from @zbyszek: - Issue tagged with: pending announcement
The lack of the dash in the compound adjective makes it title hard to understand. It should be "Package-specific …". https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/hyphen-rules-open-closed-compound-words explains this well: when a compound that is usually left open is used to modify another noun, that compound will usually take a hyphen. [...] the hyphen is sometimes dropped for very common terms that aren’t likely to be misunderstood [emphasis mine] In this case, "package" could be both a noun, an adjective, or a verb, and the most natural interpretation in this sentence is as a verb. Thus, the hyphen is necessary to prevent misunderstanding. Please change the title. (Also rename the page. Mediawiki handles renames very well.) As discussed in the fedora-devel thread, the exact naming and details could be modified based on feedback. I think the proposed naming is OK, but it'd be fine if the implementation was adjusted later; I understand the proposal to include that possibility. +1
Thanks for explanation, I fixed the Change title and moved the wiki page.
Announced: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EHEV57OLAUEYPABK75J6QXZKPSRWXQR/
Metadata Update from @zbyszek: - Issue untagged with: pending announcement - Issue close_status updated to: Accepted - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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