bug#11044: only an RFE now (was bug & RFE) (original) (raw)

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From: Bruce Korb
Subject: bug#11044: only an RFE now (was bug & RFE)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:16:57 -0700

Hi Jim,

The bug was the sym link issue on the web site, since corrected.

On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:

If no one replies after a few days, it's best to presume that your message requires more than casual feedback, and that those inclined to provide feedback have not found time.

Sorry. I was getting antsy because days were becoming weeks.

The number of conditions in the above description is a red flag.

I didn't really like the maybe-its-a-number-maybe-a-file thingy either. I did it because someone asked me to make it more BSD compatible. I chose to then add that compatibility rather than go extra review rounds. Oh, well. The number of conditions was to avoid a "fmt 72" problem when there was a file named "72". BSD (and Plan9?) is less careful.

Adding a new goal-specifying option sounds fine,

I'll strip down the patch.

IMHO, it is best not to emulate such an interface.

Let's not get into vehement agreement on this and just agree to agree.

- the fmt patch is incomplete (no doc, news, tests)

No news and no tests, but the doc was there.

Cheers - Bruce

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