[E-Lang] dot vs. space

Eric Messick eric@syzygy.com
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:25:35 -0700


A question for MarkM on the dot vs. space issue:

Does the grammar permit the usage of both?  If so, the standard could
be to use dot in programs and space for command line invocations.  If
you slipped up, either would work in either context.

Now, there's an obvious downside:  confusion between the two methods.
It may make up for this by being familiar to the C tradition people,
while still looking like a shell when used that way.

Another possibility is to only allow the space at an interactive
prompt, or at the top level.

Unfortunately, I'm in no position to judge how confused newbies would
be by any of this.

-eric