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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008, H. Merijn Brand via RT wrote: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:29:16 -0800, "rrt@sc3d.org (via RT)" > <perlbug-followup@perl.org> wrote: > >> "mv" >> From Loc.U: >> >> This variable is defined but not used by Configure. The value is a >> plain ’’ and is not useful. >> >> A plain what? > > What is unclear about "a plain ''"? It is an empty string. That is unclear for two reasons: 1. Normally, one quotes something. It looked to me as though something was missing. 2. The quotes are not Perl quotes. I suggest you write "The value is the empty string and is not useful." > Configure uses 'dist' to generate Configure, and 'dist' defines 'mv', but > perl doesn't use it. I will not overrule the part of dist that defines > 'mv' just to make this unused variable go away. </longer explanation> Absolutely no need, just fix the docs.Thread Previous | Thread Next