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Re: r150960 changed ltmain.sh and broke the build


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: r150960 changed ltmain.sh and broke the build
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:36:07 -0600
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According to Paolo Bonzini on 8/31/2009 1:04 AM:
> 
>> But maybe '%' has some merit, although it can occur in
>> unquoted filenames.
> 
> I think we should go with '%' or maybe '!'.

% can occur in URLs.  I'd rather go with recommending ! (since many shells
require quoting it anyways to avoid history expansion).

> 
>>  What about ';' - are there any regex
>> engines that attach meaning to either ; or \;?
> 
> No, but having "s;a;b;g;" be different from "s;a;b;;g;" would not be
> nice...

True.  I guess I'll find time to visit this patch, if no one beats me to it.

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             address@hidden
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