Dear Tom, In message <20211018133728.GQ7964@bill-the-cat> you wrote: > > > And please see also my comments about changing the autostart > > functionality for the user. > > Perhaps we should just make "+" an illegal character in the variable > name, for consistency?
And break backward compatibility? I'd rather see a better definition of the syntax of the environment files, plus maybe a more powerful parser. I mean, there is no technical reason to forbid the '+' character - and then it's only at the end of the variable name. Hm... I can't find it right now but did I not also read about other restrictions to variable names, like they must noch begin with '_' when using this new tool? I feel it is wrong to place new restrictions on something that was constant for 21 years, just because our parser cannot parse it... Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [email protected] "You ain't experienced..." "Well, nor are you." "That's true. But the point is ... the point is ... the point is we've been not experienced for a lot longer than you. We've got a lot of experience of not having any experience." - Terry Pratchett, _Witches Abroad_
