GNU bug report logs - #38841
Enhancement request: Make show_help a bool

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Emil Engler <me <at> emilengler.com>

Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 02:04:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Emil Engler <me <at> emilengler.com>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: Enhancement request: Make show_help a bool
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 02:52:14 +0100

Hi, why is "static int show_help on line65 in src/grep.c a int?
It's value is only set once in "src/grep.c:2704" to a 1.
Wouldn't it be better to make it a bool?

As this my first mail to a GNU project ever I don't know how to properly 
contribute code, are there methods like Pull Requests or do I need to 
submit a patch the traditional way through a diff on a mailing list?

Greetings and Happy New Year,
Emil Engler
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 146 days ago.

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