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From: "Marijn Schouten (hkBst)" <hkBst@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Opinions Wanted - Arrays again :)
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:02:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4720BE02.6080409@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1193326831.4245.16.camel@uberlaptop.marples.name>

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Roy Marples wrote:
> Hello List
> 
> It's your favourite posix shell lover here, asking for your honest
> opinions.
> 
> array="1.2.3.4 netmask 5.6.7.8;
> \*
> 'host.name' netmask 1.2.3.4
> -I 'option; $FOO with spaces'
> "
> 
> array=("1.2.3.4 netmask 5.6.7.8;"
> "\*"
> "'host.name' netmask 1.2.3.4"
> "-I 'option; $FOO with spaces'"
> )
> 
> array="'1.2.3.4 netmask 5.6.7.8;' \
> '\*' \
> \"'host.name' netmask 1.2.3.4\" \
> \"-I 'option; $FOO with spaces'\"
> "
> 
> The first and last are of course posix constructs whilst the middle is
> bash.
> 
> The bash one is purely there for reference, and of course you can still
> use it if /bin/sh is bash. The last one is what baselayout-2 currently
> uses and I'm wondering if we should switch to the first one before we
> come out of package.mask.
> 
> I'm asking which you think are the most readable of the first and last
> ones and if you see any issues with either.

These sh ``arrays'' are really just strings, right? Did you implement
functions to take them apart? Can the same function handle forms 1 and 3?

Marijn

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<http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/>, #gentoo-lisp on FreeNode
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  reply	other threads:[~2007-10-25 16:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-10-25 15:40 [gentoo-dev] Opinions Wanted - Arrays again :) Roy Marples
2007-10-25 16:02 ` Marijn Schouten (hkBst) [this message]
2007-10-25 16:18   ` Roy Marples
2007-10-25 16:37     ` Ioannis Aslanidis
2007-10-26 11:30     ` Roy Marples
2007-10-25 17:18 ` Josh Saddler
2007-10-25 21:31 ` Donnie Berkholz
2007-10-25 21:49   ` Roy Marples
2007-10-25 22:56     ` Donnie Berkholz
2007-10-26  6:28       ` Roy Marples
2007-10-26 10:16         ` Richard Freeman
2007-10-26 10:42           ` Roy Marples
2007-10-26 16:36             ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2007-10-26 17:03               ` Roy Marples
2007-10-26 18:57                 ` Duncan
2007-10-26 21:17                   ` Roy Marples
2007-10-27  3:02                     ` Richard Freeman
2007-10-28  6:46                 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2007-10-29  7:35                   ` Natanael Copa
2007-10-30  3:55                     ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2007-10-26  6:13 ` [gentoo-dev] " Alec Warner
2007-10-26  6:32   ` Roy Marples
2007-10-29  9:50 ` Roy Marples
2007-10-30  3:58   ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long

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