[PATCH] make it possible to keep Config/Kbuild snippets in *.c files

[walter harms]

Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn schrieb:
> On Sat, 15 May 2010, walter harms wrote:
> 
>> Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn schrieb:
>>
>>> If resetting IFS is important, please do it like this instead:
>>>
>>> IFS='
>>> '
>>>
>>> You'll get what you want:
>>>
>>> 00000000  0a                                                |.|
>>>
>>> without breaking anything.
>> That will make it unreadable due to invisible chars.
> 
> It's readable alright, IMO.  Just look for the closing quote character.
> 
>> what is about:
>> IFS=$( printf "\n" )
>>
>> printf is posix and should be supported by dash.
> 
> Yes, printf is posix, supported by bash, dash and whatnot.
> 
> But, even if it did work (did you test?  what shell?), forking a subshell
> just to get an LF character stashed into a variable, is way too expensive.
> 
I does not matter, it simply addresse the problem:
1. avoid broken shells with "echo -e" missing/broken
2. avoid non-printable characters while setting a variable
3. use existing posix cmds

when you have a time problem that can be fixed using
IFS='
'
its fine, but if you can not spend the time for a printf(1) you may
have a different type of problem.

re,
 wh