Re: Quote file name args to start-process-shell-command?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> >> The question wasn't whether it more or less awkward, just whether it is
>> >> awkward.  And I really don't think it is.  And it has the invaluable
>> >> advantage of making it crystal clear what's happening.
>> 
>> > It's quite clear I cannot convince you no matter what I say, so let's
>> > just agree to disagree.
>> 
>> I guess I could be convinced by example code where the use of the "multiple
>> arg feature" makes the code simpler (without introducing extra bugs).

> Define ``make the code simpler'', and I will try to think if there is
> an example of that.

The notion of what is simpler is clearly objective and we may never agree,
but I may be satisfied by a concrete example which you consider
as simpler.

I just honestly can't think of any case where the "multiple args feature"
can be used without either introducing bugs, or just pushing the arguably
strange behavior (of having a list of strings which will be concatenated
by Emacs and re-split later differently by the shell) to the user of
that code.


        Stefan