[webkit-dev] Simplifying syntax in test_expectations.txt (bug 86691)

[Dirk Pranke]

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa at webkit.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Dirk Pranke <dpranke at chromium.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Peter Kasting <pkasting at chromium.org>
>> wrote:
>> > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Ojan Vafai <ojan at chromium.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Oh, I supposed I misread Peter's earlier email as being opposed to
>> >> this.
>> >
>> >
>> > You didn't misread me.  I have the same opinion as you: this would be a
>> > change for the worse.
>>
>> I thought I was also fairly clear that I thought there should be some
>> sort of delimiter.
>
>
> Could you elaborate on what basis you think we need delimiters? Is it really
> worth the cost of everyone having to learn to put delimiters and breaking
> tests every now and then due to someone forgetting to put them in?
>

As I said before, I believe they increase the readability of the file.
I believe the cost of learning to put delimiters in is near zero, and
as far as breaking the file goes, we have warnings from that six ways
from Sunday ...

-- Dirk