Maybe. You are here to correct me, aren't you?

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>> But ultimately, I am not especially interested in the fine
>> distinctions in words
..in this instance..
>>..as ascertaining..
>
> Hmm... strange. You have shown on a number of occasions to weigh someone
> else's words. To give one example (from
> <http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.programmer/browse_frm/thread/
5f8a7f2337f5baa0/9395c824461fe05a>):
In that case I am referring to malfunctioning code.
That is a very different situation.
>> Do you intend to continue mentioning the classpath
>> environment variable without warning that Sun considers
>> it a 'suboptimal solution' (/insert whatever words here
>> make you most comfy) and has done so for a long time?
> Maybe. You are here to correct me, aren't you?
Not always, and it worries me that it seems you are
prepared to give 'incorrect' (based on your reference
to me correcting you) information to all comers.
But then - I am still not entirely clear.
..Do you even agree that mentioning the environment
variable without further warning is not the best
course of action?
(shrugs) If I am unable to convince you, it hardly seems
worth continuing the discussion, as your course of action
becomes clear.

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Roland - 26 Jun 2005 15:20 GMT
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> In that case I am referring to malfunctioning code.
> That is a very different situation.
Maybe it's a different situation for you, but to me it appeared to be
quite a nitpicky response to --in this case-- the general use of an
indefinite article in speech/writing.
>>>Do you intend to continue mentioning the classpath
>>>environment variable without warning that Sun considers
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> prepared to give 'incorrect' (based on your reference
> to me correcting you) information to all comers.
If I write anything incorrect, please feel free to correct me, like I do
when I think someone is posting something inappropriate or untrue. Maybe
unlike you're thinking, I still don't consider using (or mentioning the
use of) the CLASSPATH environment variable as /incorrect/.
> But then - I am still not entirely clear.
>
> ...Do you even agree that mentioning the environment
> variable without further warning is not the best
> course of action?
To me it seems that the only answer you want to hear is "Yes".
> (shrugs) If I am unable to convince you, it hardly seems
> worth continuing the discussion, as your course of action
> becomes clear.
It's not clear (sic) to me what you're implying. I could start guessing,
but please elaborate, so I can react to something concrete.
I'm not sure why you feel the need to convince me, or that you want me
to agree with you, for that matter.
Coming back to your question. Whenever appropriate, I'll refer to the
CLASSPATH environment variable and/or the -classpath option to specify
the class path. Depending on the situation, I may or may not mention the
fact that the -classpath option is the preferred way.

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