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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Fix/complete option list/description in manual and in gdb
 --help.
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> Date: Sun,  6 Jun 2021 16:39:27 +0200
> From: Philippe Waroquiers via Gdb-patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
> 
>   I am more used to the --long-option convention.
>   => should the user manual be changed to consistently document and use
>   --long-option ?

Yes, IMO.  And in any case, we shouldn't use both -foo and --foo for
the same option, that is just counter-productive.

> (and just mention the alternative accepted conventions?)

I wouldn't, FWIW.