Linda Walsh wrote:
> I proposed adding a ENV var that would need to be specified to get
> the new behavior. Thus it *would not* be changing default behavior.
>
> Does everyone get that... as that's been offered as a an acceptable
> compromise.
We will not be adding new behavior that is enabled by an environment
variable. I explained a similar refusal for sort.c just two weeks ago:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2012-08/msg00172.html
> ... we have a strong aversion to adding
> support for new environment variables in coreutils programs
> because it makes formerly-robust usage prone to malfunction or abuse.
