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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 06:43:03 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: @var, -, @code?
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> From: <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:29:54 +0200 (CEST)
> > 
> > No.  It should be @code{*@var{endp}}.  But since that's a mouthfull,
> > I'd suggest to rephrase like this:
> > 
> >     If @var{endp} is not a null pointer, it points to the
> >     first unconverted ...
> 
> Alas that'd be "If @var{endp} is not a null pointer, what it points to
> will be set to the first unconverted ...", which also is a mouthfull.

Rephrase again is my recommendation:

  If @var{endp} is not a null pointer, it will be set to point
  to the first unconverted ...

> If somebody isn't very opposed, I'll go with the first version,
> @code{*@var{endp}}.

I don't mind too much, but I think we should make the text more clear
as suggested above.

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