Re: [PATCH] tests defs: sanitize IFS

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Stefano Lattarini wrote on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:56:45PM CET:
> Done in the attached patch.  OK for maint?

OK.

Comments explaining the unobvious bits of why something is done are much
more helpful than comments explaining the obvious: what is done can be
seen by reading the code.  Please cf. the respective bits in
gnulib/tests/init.sh: shorter but actually more informative:

  # As autoconf-generated configure scripts do, ensure that IFS
  # is defined initially, so that saving and restoring $IFS works.
  gl_init_sh_nl_='
'
  IFS=" ""      $gl_init_sh_nl_"

Thanks,
Ralf

> Subject: [PATCH] tests defs: sanitize IFS
> 
> * tests/defs.in ($IFS): Define to <space>, <tab>, <newline>.
> ($sp): New variable, holding a single whitespace character.
> ($tab): New variable, holding a tabulation character.
> ($nl): New variable, holding a newline character.