2011/12/8 Alexander Neundorf <a.neundorf-w...@gmx.net> > On Thursday 08 December 2011, Robert Dailey wrote: > ... > > Perhaps the mental leap is the inverse of what you propose: A list is > not a > > string and should not be a string (although the syntax differences > between > > them are minor). Also keep in mind that I'm talking about state of mind. > > The CMake code might argue against me, but when I'm using CMake code I > > don't care about what CMake is calling a list. > > IMO it's a good thing to be aware of how strings and lists are handled in > cmake, so you know what is actually going on, and know how to convert > between > them etc. This should make for less surprises.
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.
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