From: Decklin Foster <decklin@red-bean.com>
To: Smarasderagd <smarry@vex.net>
Cc: rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
Subject: Re: New rc snapshot, includes "the equals hack"
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:53:54 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20000816225354.A3758@photek.dhs.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20000815215120.111.qmail@pantransit.reptiles.org>; from smarry@vex.net on Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 05:51:20PM -0500
Smarasderagd writes:
> make Q= target
There is always make Q='', which also fixes the =-at-end-of-line
problem. I'm somewhat ambivalent about offering workarounds, though,
because I agree with what you have written below:
> Putting the Q= at the end results in a syntax error due to the trailing
> implicit caret, and you'll run into this problem with a trailing =
> anywhere. I'd rather have a fix that works completely, or just go on
> quoting things as I have been.
It just feels too sneaky and obscure to me. Part of the appeal of rc
is it's clear syntax; there aren't a lot of exceptions like this one.
P.S. Just a heads up for the group: I have taken over maintainership
of rc for Debian; feel free to contact me about any packaging issues.
--
There is no TRUTH. There is no REALITY. There is no CONSISTENCY. There
are no ABSOLUTE STATEMENTS. I'm very probably wrong. -- BSD fortune(6)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-08-18 22:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-08-15 14:32 smd
2000-08-15 22:51 ` Smarasderagd
2000-08-17 3:53 ` Decklin Foster [this message]
2000-08-21 23:21 ` Chris Siebenmann
2000-08-22 11:51 ` Carlo Strozzi
2000-08-17 10:49 ` Tim Goodwin
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2000-08-23 1:03 Byron Rakitzis
2000-08-22 0:28 Byron Rakitzis
2000-08-22 23:23 ` Chris Siebenmann
2000-08-18 21:14 Bengt Kleberg
2000-08-15 20:25 smd
2000-08-15 7:28 Byron Rakitzis
2000-08-15 6:41 Byron Rakitzis
2000-08-11 14:01 Tim Goodwin
2000-08-15 2:21 ` Paul Haahr
2000-08-15 4:21 ` Gary Carvell
2000-08-15 14:52 ` Mark K. Gardner
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