On 2016-11-15 00:50, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> Why is using the weird
>
> [subst {...}]
>
> here better than using
>
> "..."
>
> ?
There is no way to split a line within "..." done here with the
backslashes at the end of the lines within {...}. With quotes, it would
either require to keep the whole paragraph on a single line in the
Portfile or hard code a fixed line width instead of letting the port
client decide how it will be displayed (for port(1), wrap at terminal
width).
Normally it is not possible to use variable substitutions within {...},
which is why the explicit [subst {...}] is required.
Rainer
