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Re: Problems with the new Var code


From: Tim Van Holder
Subject: Re: Problems with the new Var code
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:28:01 +0200

> I'm checking this in.  (It's also a short step on the
> split-General.pm road.)  I've preserved the semantic of the old
> General::find_configure_ac in Configure_ac::search_configure_ac
> because I know autoscan needs it (all the other tools really
> want to find the file).

Why change the name of the sub like that - the new name is
definitely worse English.  find_configure_ac correctly
described what it did (i.e. locate configure.ac);
search_configure_ac suggests you're looking _through_ the file
(find = chercher; search = chercher _dans_).





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