Re: lts.conf LIKE loop potential
Michael Shigorin <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 12:15:21AM -0700, Ken Yap wrote: > > Isn't it somewhat less obvious (and more burden if done by > > hand) than dereference counter/limit or "already seen" list? > If you are building the data structure as you go along, then > the data structure implicitly contains the "already seen" > information. Still dereferencing loops are such common a problem that it's obviously not enough. > The problem with allowing forward references is that when you > do have a cycle, then the user has to figure out how to break > it. There could be more than one way to do this, some producing > clearer configs than others. If the rule is "no forward > references" then it's clear how to not run into the warning. For a programmer who understands the semantics of a reference. Not neccessarily for user (although those who mess with configs presumably have higher chance of understanding that too). Well, I'd probably better stop discussing ways, there are many indeed but what helps getting anywhere is walking at least one... -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin <mike-u2l5PoMzF/[email protected]> ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-developer mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-developer For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net