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

Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-04T16:16:38Z

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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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