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Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes.

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
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Apr 17, 2010, 19:34 UTC
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>>>>> "Jari" == Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:
>> Right, but without looking, is it $OS_ERROR or $OSERROR?

Jari> I don't see any difference, because that variable is always within the Jari> close context of previous statements. The reader would consult the lines Jari> above.

Yes, once it's already *in* the program. But I bet you had to *look them up* to add them.

And if you weren't familiar with Perl, you'd still have to *look them up* to get the punctuation variables.

You're just trading one problem for another.
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Message 14 of 18 in “Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes.”
  1. 0/5 Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes.Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  2. 1/5 sha1_file: Added index_blob().Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  3. 2/5 cache: Added ce_norm_sha1() and related cache_entry fields.Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  4. 3/5 cache: Added index extension "NORM".Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  5. 4/5 reachable: Made the gc aware of the ce_norm_sha1.Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  6. 5/5 cache: Use ce_norm_sha1().Henrik Grubbström (Grubba), Apr 16, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2010
  8. Henrik GrubbströmApr 20, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2010
  10. Henrik GrubbströmApr 25, 2010
  11. Jari AaltoApr 16, 2010
  12. Randal L. SchwartzApr 16, 2010
  13. Jari AaltoApr 17, 2010
  14. Randal L. SchwartzApr 17, 2010
  15. Sverre RabbelierApr 17, 2010
  16. Jakub NarebskiApr 17, 2010
  17. Sverre RabbelierApr 17, 2010
  18. Randal L. SchwartzApr 17, 2010

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