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Re: [PATCH] git-svn testsuite: use standard configuration for Subversion tools

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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May 2, 2009, 11:56 UTC
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Eygene Ryabinkin <rea-git@codelabs.ru> writes:
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>> > What are your concerns, 'local'?
>> 
>> Exactly.
>
> It exists in Bash and in *BSD /bin/sh.  It does not exist in Korn shell
> (at least, I am failing to find one).  I can just remove 'local' from
> the function, since it plays no big role, but generally I don't like to
> pollute parent namespace by local variables.  Certainly, if 'local' will
> break some known shell -- I'll refrain from using it in this script.

Yup, please. This is "it is not even in POSIX, so let's not use it" category.

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  1. git-svn testsuite: use standard configuration for Subversion toolsEygene Ryabinkin, May 1, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2009
  3. Eygene RyabinkinMay 1, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2009
  5. Eygene RyabinkinMay 2, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2009
  7. Eygene RyabinkinMay 4, 2009
  8. git-svn testsuite: use standard configuration for Subversion toolsEygene Ryabinkin, May 8, 2009
  9. Eric WongMay 10, 2009

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