From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6586 invoked by alias); 17 Jul 2014 20:04:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 32884 Received: (qmail 22490 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2014 20:04:17 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-Originating-IP: [86.6.157.246] X-Spam: 0 X-Authority: v=2.1 cv=euRRz+ZX c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=BvYiZ/UW0Fmn8Wufq9dPrg==:117 a=BvYiZ/UW0Fmn8Wufq9dPrg==:17 a=NLZqzBF-AAAA:8 a=ngHcUYYLvfkA:10 a=uObrxnre4hsA:10 a=a6S6E88s5b1MljRp1qsA:9 Message-Id: <201407171958.s6HJwj5f003940@pws-pc.ntlworld.com> X-Authentication-Warning: pws-pc.ntlworld.com: pws owned process doing -bs From: Peter Stephenson To: zsh-workers@zsh.org, Augie Fackler Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix loading of multi-line history entires from disk In-Reply-To: Message from Bart Schaefer of "Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:23:41 PDT." <140717112341.ZM3956@torch.brasslantern.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:58:45 +0100 Bart Schaefer wrote: > So, check out the following. This includes Augie's patch (backs out > 30433) and adds an attempt at changing the output (appends a space after > an even number of backslashes appearing at the end of an entry). That seems as minimal and compatible as we're going to get. Is it worth appending something syntactically null but a little more complicated that we can strip on input with little likelihood of stepping on anyone's toes? " ; "? Unless we do attempt that, appending a simple space is as good as anything. pws