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Re: svn_wc_parse_externals_description3 docstring

From: Edmund Wong <ed_at_kdtc.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:47:23 +0800

Greg Stein wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 15:27, C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net> wrote:
>> Edmund Wong wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm having some difficulty understanding the following docstring
>>> (for the subjected function):
>>>
>>> "* The format of @a desc is the same as for values of the directory
>>> * property @c SVN_PROP_EXTERNALS, which see."
>>>
>>> I don't understand that last part, "which see".
>> "which see" is something like "which you should go read for more information".
>
> Eh? It's just plain bad grammar. Probably somebody just forgot to
> finish writing that sentence.

Well, that's what my initial thoughts were. With Michael's
explanation, I chalk it up to svn lingo and that I need more
exposure to the comments.

Edmund

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