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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada.Command_Line and wildcards
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:26:56 +0100, Markus E Leypold wrote:

> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:

> Putting the language to describe sets of filenames into the shell
> makes sense inasfar as (a) there are user specfic preferences and (b)
> it guarantees that at least that syntax is homgenously "supported" by
> all tools. 
> 
> The disadvantage is that for programs directly exec'ed by other
> programs, this mechanism is not available.

So does it (a shell language) make sense or does it not? (:-))

> The unix philosophy of handling the passing of command line parameters
> to the programs is, I think, time tested,

Really? How does this philosophy apply to modern software? Let's take
internet browser, compiler IDE, office tools, database as typical
examples...

> but people might prefer
> other ways to do it. But calling it "wrong" is outright nonsense.

Let's say it is inconsistent. Wrong was to follow that philosophy.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de