[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
[Date Index]
[Thread Index]
- Subject: Re: Proposal: package.(c)path as tables
- From: Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@...>
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 11:50:38 +0200
2017-09-07 10:29 GMT+02:00 Martin <eden_martin_fuhrspam@gmx.de>:
> I see two arguments in this thread versus proposal:
>
> * "operating systems do it that way"
> * string parsing is easy
You miss a most compelling third: it is a breaking change. It will
affect all programs that currently modify/change package.path.
For a breaking change, arguments of like "elegant", "more
understandable", "easier to manipulate" are not strong enough,
especially when a simple workaraound is available.
