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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 15:38:43 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] equality sign in Rc
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> You can force rc to setting a variable only if = is surrounded by spaces, like in sh, but then you'll have a lot of problems in plan9/p9p.

nack.  disregarding the confusion about spaces, incompatible changes aren't ok.
i've heard the argument that one can't make language progress without breaking things.
c is a counter example.  so far, rc has been as well.

- erik