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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev]  Re: OT: Re: Default src_install for EAPI-2 or following EAPI
From:       Steve Long <slong () rathaus ! eclipse ! co ! uk>
Date:       2008-09-24 16:33:49
Message-ID: gbdqlg$7dv$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Steve Long wrote:

> In summary that's why for
> instance no filenames with spaces (leave alone all the other characters
> you can't deal with atm) can be safely handled by any of your ebuild
> structure, unless it comes from a glob, and is never manipulated or
> referenced in and of itself. (Unless you wish to go down the eval route,
> which believe me is not fun at all.)
> 
Or Roy's shell function thing (ie every array is handled via a function
call.) Then we're arguing about how, not why, however (and BASH arrays are
much nicer to work with for scripts that aren't just glue.)



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