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Date:      Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:19:00 +0200
From:      Valentin Nechayev <netch@ivb.nn.kiev.ua>
To:        "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/lang/egcs/files patch-cp%decl.c patch-cp%ptree.c patch-cp::decl.c patch-cp::ptree.c patch-libiberty%Makefile.in patch-libiberty::Makefile.in ports/mail/exim-old/files patch-src%smtp_in.c patch-src::smtp_in.c ports/sysutils/e2fsprogs/files patch-intl%Makefile.in ...
Message-ID:  <20040321171900.GA3001@iv.nn.kiev.ua>
In-Reply-To: <20040218232055.GC61242@dragon.nuxi.com>
References:  <200402181107.i1IB7DKX058037@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040218210517.GA58627@dragon.nuxi.com> <xzplln0qej7.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040218232055.GC61242@dragon.nuxi.com>

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> >> DON'T use '::' either!  It causes problems with Bash.
>> You seem to be the only one to consider that a problem.  Maybe you
>> should try to solve it at your end rather than attempt to impose your
>> will on the rest of the community?
DOB> We have alot more Bash users than users trying to put /usr/ports into
DOB> Perforce.  The 0.1% using Perforce can simply escape the %'s.

I'm bash user (I'm too lazy to switch to zsh;))), but see no problems
with `::'
But if one needs shell-safe infix, <mode=bikeshed> `--' is good. </mode>


-netch-



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