Re: [PATCH 04/40] Windows: Use the Windows style PATH separator ';'.

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On Thursday 28 February 2008 10:25, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > +#ifdef __MINGW32__
> > +		strbuf_addch(out, ';');
> > +#else
> >  		strbuf_addch(out, ':');
> > +#endif
>
> Why not adding a PATH_SEPARATOR #define?

Because IMO it is obfuscating:

1. When you read through the code and see PATH_SEPARATOR, you still have
to go look how it's defined. Why? Because you always will ask: Is this 
about ':' vs. ';' or '/' vs. '\\'?

2. When you look for where ":" or ";" are treated, you'll end up at the
#define. Then you need an extra step to search for PATH_SEPARATOR.

-- Hannes
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