From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:25:10 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sh-setup: work around "unset IFS" bug in some shells
Message-ID: <m2vcccc2vd.fsf@linux-m68k.org>
In-Reply-To: <7v624dfp1e.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>
>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>
>>> +# Similarly for IFS, but some shells (e.g. FreeBSD 7.2) are buggy and
>>> +# do not equate an unset IFS with IFS with the default, so here is
>>> +# an explicit SP HT LF.
>>> +IFS=' 	
>>> +'
>>
>> Trailing whitespace can easily get lost
>
> The comment above the assingment spell the character names out for
> that exact reason.  Honestly, I think

That won't help if you don't look for it.  The loss can easily happen
while you are in a different part of the file.

Andreas.

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