Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: fox.eclass update

2010-09-16 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Thursday, September 16, 2010 23:51:21 Ryan Hill wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:34:17 -0400 Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 16, 2010 15:41:27 Peter Volkov wrote:
> > > В Чтв, 16/09/2010 в 15:29 -0400, Mike Frysinger пишет:
> > > > > FOX_PV="${FOX_PV:-${PV}}"
> > > > 
> > > > while you're here, i'd change to:
> > > > : ${FOX_PV:=${PV}}
> > > 
> > > Why? This looks less readable...
> > 
> > only because your eyes arent tuned to it
> 
> What exactly is the advantage though?  Is it something to do with command
> vs assignment?

i guess if you like typing the same variable name twice, then the old style is 
for you.  i do not like.
-mike


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[gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: fox.eclass update

2010-09-16 Thread Ryan Hill
On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:34:17 -0400
Mike Frysinger  wrote:

> On Thursday, September 16, 2010 15:41:27 Peter Volkov wrote:
> > В Чтв, 16/09/2010 в 15:29 -0400, Mike Frysinger пишет:
> > > > FOX_PV="${FOX_PV:-${PV}}"
> > > 
> > > while you're here, i'd change to:
> > > : ${FOX_PV:=${PV}}
> > 
> > Why? This looks less readable...
> 
> only because your eyes arent tuned to it

What exactly is the advantage though?  Is it something to do with command vs
assignment?


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