Re: [PATCH] Interpret #r"..." as a raw string

[Michael Albinus]

Daniel Brooks <db48x@db48x.net> writes:

Hi Daniel,

>     net/tramp-sh.el
>     962:    quoted=`echo \"$file\" | sed -e \"s/\\\"/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"/\"`
>
> Look at that! 19 backslashes followed by a double–quote. That’s just
> stupid. I wonder if it’s a record? Should we use git blame to find the
> names of every person who touched that line and ask them what they
> think? I can guess what they would say.

Really? I'm the only person who has updated this line, and I'm quite
happy with the state of affairs.

And in any case, Tramp won't use raw string literals for the next 10
years or so, because it must be backward compatible.

> db48x

Best regards, Michael.