Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 47: Creating 'safe' environment variables

[Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò]

On Friday 10 February 2006 01:20, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> Mmm. Do you consider the cost of slightly simplified wording in the
> GLEP now to be worth extra effort that may be required in the future by
> some especially whacked out port? I'd prefer to see at least a note in
> the GLEP stating that three part keywords are legal if they ever become
> necessary.
What do  you think about something like this?

"Although the use of 2-parts keywords is suggested, the use of extended 
keywords with 3 or more parts is not denied. In case of an inevitable need 
for 3 or more parts keywords, those keywords can still be used.

> Yeah, *I* know how they work. I suspect that many people reading the
> GLEP, however, are going to go "Huh? Why do we need this lot at all?".
Valid point, will check to put that in the GLEP.

> Then your example code is wrong :)
That's vapier's example code actually, and no it's not wrong.
Last entry, for the same variable, rules. Of course, variables merges 
together.

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