Re: [bitbake-devel] [docs] [PATCH 1/2] bitbake-setup: rename "abort" rebase conflict stragegy to "halt"

Adam Blank
2026-04-04T16:25:38Z

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That's a digest collected by Google's AI (formerly known as Google
Dictionary) from a number of dictionaries (it refers to Merriam-Webster,
Collins, Vocabulary.com and Cambridge Dictionary to name some). My
quotation came directly from it. I have verified that this link is not
personallised, so you also should be able to see what I see in it:

https://share.google/aimode/jeaW8oAhhQAOL4d0A

Thanks,
Adam

On Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 18:16 Alexander Kanavin, <alex.kanavin@gmail.com> wrote:

> Please include a link to any citations. Because this is not what it says:
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abort
>
>
> Alex
>
> On Sat 4. Apr 2026 at 17.58, Adam Blank <adam.blank.g@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 17:34 Alexander Kanavin, <alex.kanavin@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ‘Abandon’ doesn’t revert the state to how it was. It just leaves the
>>> mess as it is.
>>>
>>>
>> After Merriam-Webster:
>>
>> Abort means to stop, cancel, or terminate a process, project, or mission
>> before its completion. It is often used to describe abandoning a dangerous
>> or flawed plan (e.g., "abort the mission") or ending a pregnancy
>> prematurely. It also refers to a technical stoppage in computing or
>> aerospace.
>>
>> Synonyms for Abort:
>> Terminate/Stop: Halt, end, cease, discontinue, break off.
>> Cancel/Abandon: Scrub, scrap, call off, abandon.
>>
>> 'Abort' carries no notion of reverting the mess either.
>>
>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On Sat 4. Apr 2026 at 9.34, Adam Blank via lists.yoctoproject.org
>>> <adam.blank.g=gmail.com@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Personally I don't have any specific preference, but as a hint for you
>>>> guys: for a non-native English speaker (of a Slavic origin at least),
>>>> "abandon" would convey a practically identical sense to "abort" and would
>>>> be some sort of a compromise.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Adam
>>>>
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