Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:44:31 -0700 From: "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg@juniper.net> To: "Enji Cooper (yaneurabeya)" <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> Cc: =?us-ascii?Q?=3D=3Fus-ascii=3FB=3FPT91dGYtOD9RP0RhZy1FcmxpbmdfU209QzM9?= =?us-ascii?Q?QjhyZ3Jhdj89=3F=3D?= <des@freebsd.org>, <src-committers@freebsd.org>, <dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>, <dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org>, <sjg@juniper.net> Subject: Re: git: 566cc005812b - main - safe_set treat ':' and '#' differently Message-ID: <6875.1777333471@kaos.jnpr.net> In-Reply-To: <A23772E7-6D51-46E6-BD9C-515D70C16BEA@gmail.com> References: <69e8f964.39869.24418b55@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <86jyts1xzr.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <15177.1777314263@kaos.jnpr.net> <86bjf41chq.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <24831.1777314998@kaos.jnpr.net> <A23772E7-6D51-46E6-BD9C-515D70C16BEA@gmail.com>
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Enji Cooper (yaneurabeya) <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> wrote: > > Using `:` as a comment marker seems a bit esoteric (at best) — Using : in the manner I described is extremely useful for being able to debug complex systems written in sh. There is no useful alternative. The change is harmless, and allows safe_set to be re-used in other contexts. I see zero benefit to reverting it.home | help
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