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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] A more natural (human-friendly) syntax for dependencies
From:       Alex Alexander <wired () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2012-09-22 17:11:48
Message-ID: CAMUzOahUVrZdAsmEafZTVNbGP4oFc-ZSQB3eCBgQW3wRw=Lrww () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sep 22, 2012 7:38 PM, "Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
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> emerge 'foo >= 1.1' 'bar < 1.0'?
> emerge foo '>=' 1.1 bar '<' 1.0?

How is the above easier to read than

emerge >=foo-1.1 <bar-1.0

?

I think your example is working against you*.*

The current syntax is much easier to read than the
quote-and-whitespace-tracking horror of your example :-P

Alex | wired

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<p dir="ltr">On Sep 22, 2012 7:38 PM, &quot;Michał Górny&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:mgorny@gentoo.org">mgorny@gentoo.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br>
&gt; emerge &#39;foo &gt;= 1.1&#39; &#39;bar &lt; 1.0&#39;?<br>
&gt; emerge foo &#39;&gt;=&#39; 1.1 bar &#39;&lt;&#39; 1.0?</p>
<p dir="ltr">How is the above easier to read than</p>
<p dir="ltr">emerge &gt;=foo-1.1 &lt;bar-1.0</p>
<p dir="ltr">? </p>
<p dir="ltr">I think your example is working against you<u>.</u></p>
<p dir="ltr">The current syntax is much easier to read than the \
quote-and-whitespace-tracking horror of your example :-P </p> <p dir="ltr">Alex | \
wired</p>



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