Re: [tap] "ok 1 description" vs "ok 1

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 01:55:06AM -0800, Ovid wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----
> 
> > From: Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>
> 
> > Test-Result     = Status [SP Test-Number] [SP Description]
> >                    [SP "#" SP Directive [SP Reason]] EOL
> > 
> > to
> > 
> > Test-Result     = Status [SP Test-Number] [SP -] [SP Description]
> >                    [SP "#" SP Directive [SP Reason]] EOL
> > 
> > The dash is simply ignored if it's there.
> > 
> > Yay or nay?
> 
> So everyone who's written a TAP producer in another language and
> didn't see fit to add that dash will now be producing invalid TAP?

I don't think so, since the dash is optional.  The only real complication
I can see is if anyone actually does want to start the description with a
dash, in which case they would now need two dashes.  TAP from those
producers you mention above would have any dash prefix in the description
silently eaten.  Still not ideal, but perhaps not the end of the world.

(For values of dash that include appropriate whitespace.)

-- 
Paul Johnson - paul@pjcj.net
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Re: [tap] "ok 1 description" vs "ok 1 - description"