On 2012-02-08 21:45, Adam D. Barratt wrote: | On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 02:58 -0500, Jari Aalto wrote: | > The following patch updates to use POSIX[1] command substitution $() in | > place of backtics (``). | > | > Motivation: | > | > - Recommended practise. The $() is recommend by many[2]. It nests easily. | > - Readability. In high resolution display a "tick" is hard to see. | > Different font may also make reading the "tick" difficult to distinguish. | > - Typing convenience. The backtick key may be placed in difficult | > position in non-US keyboard. E.g acrobatics is needed with FI-keyboard | > by pressing three keys in succession: AltGr + key + Space char | | I'm confused as to how either the first or last of the above makes any | difference to _code that already exists_, which is what you're | suggesting changing.
Maintenance. It's a good idea to keep refactoring also old code in the spirit of XP. Jari -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
