<div class="gmail_quote">2011/12/8 Alexander Neundorf <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a.neundorf-work@gmx.net">a.neundorf-work@gmx.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On Thursday 08 December 2011, Robert Dailey wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">> Perhaps the mental leap is the inverse of what you propose: A list is not a<br>
> string and should not be a string (although the syntax differences between<br>
> them are minor). Also keep in mind that I'm talking about state of mind.<br>
> The CMake code might argue against me, but when I'm using CMake code I<br>
> don't care about what CMake is calling a list.<br>
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</div>IMO it's a good thing to be aware of how strings and lists are handled in<br>
cmake, so you know what is actually going on, and know how to convert between<br>
them etc. This should make for less surprises.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I agree. I was attempting to state however that there is a difference between being aware of the behavior and actively perceiving the objects in a way that is less intuitive. </div>
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