cvs commit: ports/lang/egcs/files patch-cp%decl.c patch-cp%ptree.c patch-cp::decl.c patch-cp::ptree.c patch-libiberty%Makefile.in patch-libiberty::Makefile.in ports/mail/exim-old/files patch-src%smtp_in.c patch-src::smtp_in.c ports/sysutils/e2fsprogs/files patch-intl%Makefile.in ...

Valentin Nechayev netch at ivb.nn.kiev.ua
Sun Mar 21 09:22:39 PST 2004


> >> DON'T use '::' either!  It causes problems with Bash.
>> You seem to be the only one to consider that a problem.  Maybe you
>> should try to solve it at your end rather than attempt to impose your
>> will on the rest of the community?
DOB> We have alot more Bash users than users trying to put /usr/ports into
DOB> Perforce.  The 0.1% using Perforce can simply escape the %'s.

I'm bash user (I'm too lazy to switch to zsh;))), but see no problems
with `::'
But if one needs shell-safe infix, <mode=bikeshed> `--' is good. </mode>


-netch-


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