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Re: hello 2.1.91 pretest


From: Mark D. Baushke
Subject: Re: hello 2.1.91 pretest
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:08:17 -0700

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Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello Mark,
> 
> * Mark D. Baushke wrote on Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:37:06AM CEST:
> > Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:
> > > 
> > > Suggested patch below.  OK?
> > 
> > I like your change as I think it makes it easier to understand.
> 
> Thanks.  I'll apply in a day or two if noone objects.

Thanks!

> > I suggest you add quotes around $module (i.e., "$module") to be
> > consistent with all of the other uses (see for example the case in
> > func_verify_nontests_module()).
> 
> But the word after `case' is not split by the shell, so the quoting is
> not necessary here (just like the right hand side of an assignment).
> There are people who feel that quoting should be added anyway, for
> consistency, and so they would not have to remember this "exception".
> But I would say: it strikes _me_ as inconsistent, and I try to never
> quote the word after `case'.  I've once been bitten by a
>   case $foo
> 
> where I silently had _expected_ word-splitting to take place (more
> precisely, I expected a TAB in `$foo' to be turned into a space), but
> which in fact doesn't.  Since then I really frown upon quoting there:
> you don't need to, and not doing so consistently helps make me stay
> aware of this.

I have no problems with it either way. If you want to help it be
consistent, then you might want to go through the rest of the
gnulib-tool and change "$module" to $module where it makes sense.

        Enjoy!
        -- Mark
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