11 Jan
2005
11 Jan
'05
11:46 p.m.
In message 41E3EBE0.3070909@smiths-aerospace.com you wrote:
I kind of like tftpclientport, that is much more descriptive. Thanks
... and a PITA to type. Please use SHORT and escriptive names.
Also keep in mind that the environment is limited in size, and that long names just add delay when booting (especially with environment in EEPROM).
Don't tell me I'm picking nits. I've seen cases where simply re- entering the same (!) value for the "baudrate" variable added nearly 5 seconds (!!!) to the total boot time.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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