[Gretl-devel] Re: func package spec file: inline comment with '#' not allowed in fields like gui-main
On Sat, Jul 23, 2022 at 12:41 PM Sven Schreiber <svetosch(a)gmx.net> wrote:
Am 23.07.2022 um 02:02 schrieb Cottrell, Allin:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 8:47 AM Sven Schreiber <svetosch(a)gmx.net> wrote:
>> it seems that in spec files comments started with '#' sometimes work
and
>> sometimes don't work. For example, this line doesn't cause any problem:
>>
> There's no bug, just no specific intent to accept #-style comments
> (or any style of comments). This is not hansl, and the packaging doc
> doesn't mention comments in a spec file.
Ahem, that's not really true: "Blank lines are ignored, as are lines
beginning with the hash mark (#), which can be used to insert comments.
" (chapter 4)
But I take that to mean that only complete lines can be used for
commenting, no trailing comments, which is fine. And that did work for
me alright.
OK, you're right. The doc states that "pure" comment lines, starting
with "#", are handled. Implicitly, with anything else you're on your
own, might or might not work.
Allin