From: Rob Browning Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:24:35 +0000 (+1800) Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] lib: make folder: prefix literal X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=34d5588b93096750325cc746514777490bd4ed3c;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: [PATCH 0/5] lib: make folder: prefix literal --- diff --git a/62/5ec97ff6f2b2c38a3745cf45408be1ac2aba16 b/62/5ec97ff6f2b2c38a3745cf45408be1ac2aba16 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9bff400a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/62/5ec97ff6f2b2c38a3745cf45408be1ac2aba16 @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 909E0431FBD + for ; Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:24:40 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[none] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id BT5H-BiiOuLM for ; + Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:24:35 -0800 (PST) +Received: from defaultvalue.org (defaultvalue.org [70.85.129.156]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 842C4431FBF + for ; Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:24:35 -0800 (PST) +Received: from trouble.defaultvalue.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + (Authenticated sender: rlb@defaultvalue.org) + by defaultvalue.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6712E90D2B; + Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:24:35 -0600 (CST) +Received: by trouble.defaultvalue.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) + id 1798B14E14E; Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:24:35 -0600 (CST) +From: Rob Browning +To: Austin Clements +Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] lib: make folder: prefix literal +References: + <87y525m649.fsf@awakening.csail.mit.edu> <87r47wfltb.fsf@nikula.org> + <87iot8f4vg.fsf@nikula.org> <20140130220234.GI4375@mit.edu> +Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:24:35 -0600 +In-Reply-To: <20140130220234.GI4375@mit.edu> (Austin Clements's message of + "Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:02:34 -0500") +Message-ID: <87d2j8uf7w.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> +User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:24:40 -0000 + +Austin Clements writes: + +> However, it seems like this is overloading one prefix for two +> meanings. + +Oh, and I agree here. I think that ideally, there would be at least one +very-literal way to identify a specific directory (or tree, perhaps via +**), and then some other less-precise, but more friendly term(s). + +-- +Rob Browning +rlb @defaultvalue.org and @debian.org +GPG as of 2011-07-10 E6A9 DA3C C9FD 1FF8 C676 D2C4 C0F0 39E9 ED1B 597A +GPG as of 2002-11-03 14DD 432F AE39 534D B592 F9A0 25C8 D377 8C7E 73A4