GNU bug report logs - #39778
[PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end

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Message #8 received at 39778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>,
 39778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#39778: [PATCH] checkdoc: Don't mistake "cf." for sentence end
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:49:49 -0800 (PST)

> "Cf." is a common abbreviation in documentation.
> 
> Currently checkdoc warns about lack of double space after "cf." or
> "Cf.". The attached patch adds an exception similar to the already
> handled "eg." and and "ie.".

Yes.

But even better is to remove uses of "Cf." (which
is not so common nowadays, and is understood by
fewer and fewer readers).  It can typically be
replaced by something as simple as "Compare" or
sometimes even just "See also".

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