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RE: RE: Warning: merlyn was a BAD MONK

by Ozymandias (Hermit)
on Jun 14, 2000 at 20:57 UTC ( [id://18137]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to RE: Warning: merlyn was a BAD MONK
in thread Odd file rename

Actually, no. I'd rather you be the kind of saint we all know you really are. As I said, you know more than I do; probably more than anyone here does. That doesn't mean +7 font tags are the right way to go. I'd rather you say that recursion the way t0mas did it causes problems with symlinks, and as a result you'd suggest using some other method. t0mas' method does work, though, right? If I were going to use it in some situation (entirely hypothetical) where symlinks weren't an issue, I might prefer to do it that way for some reason - and in that case, I'd rather have your suggestion on how to do it better. That's all I'm saying.

- Ozymandias

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RE: RE: RE: Warning: merlyn was a BAD MONK
by merlyn (Sage) on Jun 14, 2000 at 21:00 UTC
    View source. It was +4, not +7. (I've since edited it to +1.) And the problem with such solutions (that use explicit recursion instead of File::Find) is that they are non-portable, are often harder to get right, and create a "bad meme" virus. These must be contained and innoculated, lest they inflict pain upon the innocent.

    -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

      I won't disagree. I might feel that there's a time and a place for everything, even something that might in other cases be called bad code, but I'll defer to your greater wisdom and experience.

      If the post had originally had +1 text, or preferably no emphasis at all, and something like what you just said, I would never have replied the way I did or voted --.

      - Ozymandias

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