[webkit-dev] TestExpectations syntax changes, last call (for a while, at least) ...

Maciej Stachowiak mjs at apple.com
Wed Jun 13 17:42:22 PDT 2012


On Jun 13, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Darin Adler <darin at apple.com> wrote:

> On Jun 13, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Dirk Pranke <dpranke at chromium.org> wrote:
> 
>> * we use "\" (backslash) as a delimiter instead of ":" and "="
> 
> Seems worse to me. When I see a backslash I assume it’s a line continuation character or a C escape sequence.
> 
> On the other hand, neither the ":" nor the "=" meant anything to me either, and I suggested dropping the delimiter entirely, so I’m not sure my feedback will get listened to!
> 
>> * As of now the keywords remain all UPPERCASE. I'm happy to change them to all lowercase or mixed case if there's a consensus that such a change is desired.
> 
> I DON'T LIKE READING THINGS IN ALL UPPERCASE AND WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE THAT TO CHANGE.

I also hate all-caps keywords and would prefer mixed case or all-lowercase, but I'm willing to discuss that for a future round of changes if we can't get agreement now.

Regards,
Maciej



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