From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 2 02:54:07 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 542F616A41F; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:54:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from diz@linuxpowered.com) Received: from terrence.linuxpowered.com (terrence.linuxpowered.com [70.85.29.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4D4B43D46; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:54:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from diz@linuxpowered.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by terrence.linuxpowered.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7E5426427B; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:46 -0500 (CDT) Received: from terrence.linuxpowered.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (terrence.linuxpowered.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 30170-03; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:44 -0500 (CDT) Received: from secure.linuxpowered.com (www.vpisystems.com [70.85.29.100]) by terrence.linuxpowered.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5333D264053; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:44 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 68.95.232.238 (SquirrelMail authenticated user diz@linuxpowered.com); by secure.linuxpowered.com with HTTP; Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:44 -0500 (CDT) 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> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:52:44 -0500 (CDT) From: diz@linuxpowered.com To: "Julian Elischer" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at phpcult.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] rc.d cleanup X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 02:54:07 -0000 > > > 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" >> >> >