Re: 49-formying.patch

[Akim Demaille]

Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:

> >>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> Akim>         * automake.in: Formatting and mying changes.
>       
> Ok.
> 
> Akim> +               # FIXME: This code is mad, rewrite!
>  
> At the time it was hard to find a better solution.
> Maybe we can do better now.  Or maybe not.
> 
> Or are you just referring to the nest of `if' statements?
> That isn't half as ugly as what the code actually does...

:)  Actually I was referring to the incredible tendency in Automake to
have longuish routines, with pieces hard to understand, and somewhat
tortured :)

But thanks God for Perl 5.    Ahem :)