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Blame Blaze (Bazel) and it's file/directory/target globbing rules. Though, truthfully - I find ... far more meaningful as an extension of the unix "." for "this
by GauntletWizard 5y ago
Blame Blaze (Bazel) and it's file/directory/target globbing rules. Though, truthfully - I find ... far more meaningful as an extension of the unix "." for "this directory" and ".." for "parent directory".
- rob74 5y agoAh, so that's where it's coming from! I initially suspected Plan 9...
- GauntletWizard 5y agoAs another comment noted, Perforce used this syntax too - Which is probably where Blaze got it from. I can't speak to earlier examples, but it's "obvious" enough that I would not be surprised if someone found one. I often think that a substantial portion of my job is software archaeology...
- Steltek 5y agoPerforce does "..." as well and I would assume it's older than Bazel since it's older than Google.