Re: [gentoo-dev] demanual update (was: Don't use / when applying sed with CFLAGS)

[Fabian Groffen]

On 28-06-2011 10:16:06 +0400, Peter Volkov wrote:
> Are there any objections to suggest '|' for CFLAGS, LDFLAGS (see
> attachment)?

Not from my side.  It's what we've been using so far.

>  <note>
> -When using <c>sed</c> with <c>CFLAGS</c> or <c>LDFLAGS</c>, it is not safe to use
> -a comma or a slash as a delimiter. The recommended character is a colon.
> +When using <c>sed</c> with <c>CFLAGS</c> or <c>LDFLAGS</c>, it is not safe to
> +use a comma, a colon or a slash as a delimiter. <c>gcc</c> options may contain

gcc -> gcc, ld, ar, etc.

> +this characters so <c>sed</c> will fail after bash expansion. The recommended
> +character is a vertical bar: '|' (the pipe).


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Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level