Hi,

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

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> >>>>> "Bill" == Bill Lear <rael@zopyra.com> writes:
> 
> Bill> I was told eval was "wrong on multiple levels".
> 
> I should elaborate.
> 
> Using "eval" here means that you *then* have to be careful about 
> whitespace quoting.  For example, if my $HOME had a space in it, 
> EDITOR="$HOME/bin/superemacs" would be broken if you add the extra eval, 
> since the whitespace would be treated as a delimeter on the second 
> lexing.  I'd have to figure out how to set EDITOR with the right quotes 
> or backwhacks in it to undo the effect of your eval.

Yes, I never felt good about our change in the EDITOR handling.

In related news, I don't see why Bill's colleague does not just change the 
broken ~ to the proper $HOME.

Ciao,
Dscho

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