cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add main.c pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create main.c pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete main.c pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info main.c pkg_info.1 ...

[Coleman Kane]

On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 13:05 +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 08:15:41AM -0400, Coleman Kane wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 15:29 -0700, Steve Kargl wrote:
> > > Please commit.  The patch gives conformance to Posix 
> > > (ie., IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition).
> > > 
> > > As a bonus, I've included long options for compatibility
> > > with GNU wc.
> > > 
> > 
> > First of all, your patch removes functionality in our wc that deviates
> > from POSIX in that the last -c or -m option takes precedence over the
> > priors. This functionality enables there to be something like a "wc -c"
> > alias to "wc", and then if the user executes "wc -m" they will still get
> > what they want.
> > 
> > Yes, the POSIX manual says that you cannot specify these two options
> > together. No, *I* am not going to "fix" our behavior, because I don't
> > care about that particular case. If someone else does (with a commit bit
> > who is willing to take the fall), let them speak up. I also don't
> > personally care about adding long options to all of the core tools,
> > especially the ones that only have 4 or 5 options.
> > 
> > Second (as is obvious), you are merely posting this out of spite, and
> > not because you actually have any interest in improving the tools
> > through adding strict POSIX conformance and long options. Don't send me
> > any more patches.
> 
> Geez, I guess this was just a mere joke.
> 
> ./danfe
> 

Sorry, sense of humor kicks in with my morning coffee. 

I praise the attention to detail by supplying the man-page patch along
too.

-- 
Coleman Kane
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