Re: [MacPerl] Processes, Command Parameters, and Other Apps...

[John W Baxter]

At 0:33 +0900 4/13/01, Gero Herrmann wrote:
>       $path =~ s/(["\\])/\\$1/g;
>       $url  =~ s/(["\\])/\\$1/g;

It is this sort of thing which led, years ago, to the coining of "LTS" or
"leaning toothpick syndrome" to describe the effect.  Having to use \ to
escape \ in an 'outer' language only enhances the effect.

  --John

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