From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.rdc1.ct.home.com ([24.2.0.66]) by hawkwind.utcs.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <44242>; Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:10:29 -0500 Received: from photek.dhs.org ([24.2.177.105]) by mail.rdc1.ct.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20000817025154.CMVY9101.mail.rdc1.ct.home.com@photek.dhs.org>; Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:51:54 -0700 Received: by photek.dhs.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:53:54 +4400 Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:53:54 -0500 From: Decklin Foster To: Smarasderagd Cc: rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu Subject: Re: New rc snapshot, includes "the equals hack" Message-ID: <20000816225354.A3758@photek.dhs.org> References: <20000815215120.111.qmail@pantransit.reptiles.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20000815215120.111.qmail@pantransit.reptiles.org>; from smarry@vex.net on Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 05:51:20PM -0500 Organization: Imperial Mica Board 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)