Re: [PATCH] sh-setup: work around "unset IFS" bug in some shells

Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

Andreas Schwab [off-list ref] writes:

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Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

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+# Similarly for IFS, but some shells (e.g. FreeBSD 7.2) are buggy and
+# do not equate an unset IFS with IFS with the default, so here is
+# an explicit SP HT LF.
+IFS=' 	
+'

Trailing whitespace can easily get lost

The comment above the assingment spell the character names out for
that exact reason.  Honestly, I think

That won't help if you don't look for it.  The loss can easily happen
while you are in a different part of the file.

Andreas.

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