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On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:34:18 +0530 |
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"Nirbheek Chauhan" <nirbheek.chauhan@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> How about this: |
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> |
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> New syntax Expanded syntax |
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> Extension of |
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> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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> pkg[foo?bar] foo? ( cat/pkg[bar] ) !foo? ( cat/pkg ) |
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> cat/pkg[foo?] |
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> pkg[!foo?bar] foo? ( cat/pkg ) !foo? ( cat/pkg[bar] ) |
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> cat/pkg[foo?] |
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> pkg[foo=bar] foo? ( cat/pkg[bar] ) !foo? ( cat/pkg[-bar] ) |
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> cat/pkg[foo=] |
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> pkg[!foo=bar] foo? ( cat/pkg[-bar] ) !foo? ( cat/pkg[bar] ) |
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> cat/pkg[!foo=] |
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> |
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> IMO, this is simple enough to understand, and use :) |
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It's utterly useless. Unlike the existing shortcut forms, what you're |
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after isn't widely enough used to warrant its own shortcut. Use the |
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expanded form and have done with it. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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