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[PATCH] Use VC-relative file names in ChangeLog entries

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Message #85 received at 55039 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: philipk <at> posteo.net
Cc: 55039 <at> DEBBUGS.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#55039: [PATCH] Use VC-relative file names in ChangeLog entries
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:58:39 -0400

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  >   If
  > > +@code{diff-add-log-relative-names} is non-nil, a partial path relative
  > > +to the VC root directory will be inserted instead.

1. Please try to rewrite passive voice sentences using active voice.
Passive voice omits the subject and that tends to reduce clarity.

2. Shouldn't there be @code around `nil' in a Texinfo file?

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