Bruno Haible wrote: > Paolo Bonzini wrote: >>> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2008-09/msg00024.html >> Doesn't the comment in patch 2 > > To make it clear: > - Patch 1 only - applies if close_stdout were modified to ignore EPIPE > always (which Jim has rejected). > - Patch 1 + 2 combined - applies if close_stdout is as it currently is.
What's wrong in having patch 1 + 2 combined with close_stdout modified to ignore EPIPE? The modification would be invisible in that case when -p is given. Paolo