Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:44 -0500 (CDT) From: diz@linuxpowered.com To: "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] rc.d cleanup Message-ID: <55770.68.95.232.238.1122951164.squirrel@68.95.232.238> In-Reply-To: <42EE98E2.7020102@elischer.org> References: <64511.68.95.232.238.1122917387.squirrel@68.95.232.238> <200508011355.19274.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20050801180254.GB1176@beatrix.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050801181014.GA14567@elvis.mu.org> <52275.68.95.232.238.1122920940.squirrel@68.95.232.238> <42EE98E2.7020102@elischer.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > > diz@linuxpowered.com wrote: > >>>Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>> >>> >>>> > [...] > >>>Thirded. I far prefer the bigger C-like if statements and think this >>>patch is a huge code churn for what is basically code obfuscation. >>> >>>Cheers, >>>Maxime >>> >>> >> >> >>Well I certainly respect the opinions, but respectfully when has the use >>of && and || become obfuscation? >> >> > > I work on alot of shell code and I prefer the "spelled out the long way" > approach. > > i.e. I prefer > > if [blah] > then > if [blah2] > then > etc.... > > it's just easier to get it right in my opinion. > remember, when the rare 100 sets of fingers in teh picture then > you have to code toteh "bloody obvios" standard because sometimes people > have to change scripts to handle some external change, and thay may or > may not] > be shell syntax experts. > > > there si a lot that needs cleanup.. Like what? I'm receptive to any suggestions for area's of shell code that need attention. > I thonk this is nto one of them.. > I do apreciate however the thought and time you have spent. Thanks, but actually I was just bored durring a long portupgrade. Next time I won't bother with such "code-chuning" muse of boredom, but like I said, I'm eager to participate somehow, so perhaps next time I will send up much smaller more digestable enhancements. =) > > > julian > >>-Jon >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?55770.68.95.232.238.1122951164.squirrel>