From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DDC820954 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 18:52:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752161AbdLASwg (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Dec 2017 13:52:36 -0500 Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.10]:58615 "EHLO mail-out.m-online.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752129AbdLASwf (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Dec 2017 13:52:35 -0500 Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ypNgL6nJVz1qsh3; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:52:30 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ypNgL64Tdz1qqkP; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:52:30 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id DyBSuoFi9DD1; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:52:30 +0100 (CET) X-Auth-Info: vZHERk3IRYvbtIn0AFVJNhWcmqRYZr3+KAvCTkAqO+ihPzxdQiHXWqRDYX0391wT Received: from localhost (ppp-188-174-153-216.dynamic.mnet-online.de [188.174.153.216]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:52:30 +0100 (CET) Received: by localhost (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 930D02C2670; Fri, 1 Dec 2017 19:52:29 +0100 (CET) From: Andreas Schwab To: Dan Jacques Cc: j6t@kdbg.org, Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de, avarab@gmail.com, git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] Makefile: generate Perl header from template file References: <97acc3d3-5c6a-2e65-a372-24def5b21d54@kdbg.org> <20171201181845.8454-1-dnj@google.com> X-Yow: Kids, the seven basic food groups are GUM, PUFF PASTRY, PIZZA, PESTICIDES, ANTIBIOTICS, NUTRA-SWEET and MILK DUDS!! Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:52:29 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20171201181845.8454-1-dnj@google.com> (Dan Jacques's message of "Fri, 1 Dec 2017 13:18:45 -0500") Message-ID: <87efoe46xe.fsf@linux-m68k.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.0.90 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Dez 01 2017, Dan Jacques wrote: > I am not a `sed` wizard, but perhaps the tool is ignoring the semicolon because > it's in the middle of the "s" expression? The shell may similarly be ignoring it > because it's nested in between single-quotes? As far as POSIX is concerned, semicolons are not special, but can be used to separate commands instead of newlines. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."