From: "Alec Warner" <antarus@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: More general interface to use flags
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:54:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b41005390711041354k451e6ce6pcdd0b52e1855ec6e@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fgk860$gv$1@ger.gmane.org>
On 11/4/07, Steve Long <slong@rathaus.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> Marijn Schouten (hkBst) wrote:
> > the current interface to use flags, useq, usev, use_with, use_enable, as
> > defined in /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh lacks generality. The common
> > thing is testing a use flag and possibly echoing a string, but there is no
> > function that implements this common behaviour.
> >
> > I propose that we add such a function. Proposed name for the function is
> > "ifuse".
> >
> I like the overall API that is enabled (and that it doesn't break anything.)
>
> > I also propose to add the utility function "ifv" which is useful for
> > writing concise and clean code.
> >
> This one seems a bit light-weight to me, but if it makes your life easier,
> why not?
>
> One minor thing; -n is the default test, so:
> [[ $1 ]] is the same as [[ -n $1 ]]
> and:
> [[ ! $1 ]] is the same as [[ -z $1 ]]
> ''help test'' is very revealing, for those who haven't read it. ;-)
Code Clarity over shortcuts. Use the explicit version.
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Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-02 13:44 [gentoo-dev] More general interface to use flags Marijn Schouten (hkBst)
2007-11-02 14:04 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 14:27 ` Marijn Schouten (hkBst)
2007-11-02 14:52 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 14:59 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-02 15:30 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 15:38 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-02 15:48 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 15:58 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-02 16:10 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 16:30 ` Bo Ørsted Andresen
2007-11-02 16:52 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-02 17:17 ` Bo Ørsted Andresen
2007-11-02 17:35 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-03 0:19 ` [gentoo-dev] POSIX shell and "portable" Fabian Groffen
2007-11-03 0:47 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-05 9:22 ` Michael Haubenwallner
2007-11-05 10:13 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-05 13:21 ` Michael Haubenwallner
2007-11-05 20:21 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-05 23:18 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-06 7:12 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2007-11-06 7:40 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-06 8:03 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2007-11-06 8:25 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-06 9:04 ` Michael Haubenwallner
2007-11-05 20:32 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-05 20:55 ` Fabian Groffen
2007-11-05 22:27 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-03 0:57 ` Natanael copa
2007-11-03 1:06 ` Roy Marples
2007-11-03 16:19 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2007-11-03 1:10 ` [gentoo-dev] " Roy Marples
[not found] ` <b41005390711022225i4f30bb01jbf5a040c60c4b088@mail.gmail.com>
2007-11-03 5:26 ` Fwd: [gentoo-dev] More general interface to use flags Alec Warner
2007-11-03 21:57 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-11-04 10:54 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2007-11-04 21:54 ` Alec Warner [this message]
2007-11-06 11:50 ` Steve Long
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