Re: why not promote the plague ? (brace|rc|alternative|modern) syntax

[Lawrence Velázquez <larryv@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 16, 2024, at 5:15 AM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> That's right; the Bourne-style function definition syntax only
> permits the body to be a command, not any sort of list (except
> within a compound command).  That leads to this fun comparison:
>
> 	% setopt SHORT_LOOPS
> 	% f() print abc && print xyz; f
> 	xyz
> 	abc
> 	% function g; print abc && print xyz; g
> 	abc
> 	xyz

Of course, as soon as I hit Send I realized I'd overlooked the
strongest form of this comparison:

	% setopt SHORT_LOOPS
	% f() print abc && print xyz; f
	xyz
	abc
	% function g() print abc && print xyz; g
	abc
	xyz

This could bite someone who's absentmindedly refactoring code.

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vq