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Re: Known? 2.53a swallowing brackets it oughtn't


From: Soren A
Subject: Re: Known? 2.53a swallowing brackets it oughtn't
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 15:05:09 +0000 (UTC)
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote in
news:address@hidden: 

> This seems to address that the issue that you raised.  (Though the
> example is quite dated from a musical point of view.  :-)

Very :-).

> Perhaps there's another part of the Autoconf manual that gave you the
> wrong impression about brackets and quoting?  If so, please let us
> know so that we can improve the wording.

No, it's mostly about user fatigue I think. I've "`info autoconf'd" so
many times in the last three weeks that I felt like I had read the manual
thoroughly. But as it turns I just hadn't read that part carefully enough
to effectively retain the information. 

I will take another look at that part of the manual later and see if I
can find a way to rewrite it that makes it totally clear with big red
flashing lights that this is a gotcha to be on the lookout for. If I can,
I'll submit a "patch". 

    Thanks,
     Soren A






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