At Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:15:22 -0700, Zack Weinberg wrote: > "Portable" shell scripts CANNOT use these POSIX.2001-mandated command > line syntaxes; there are still operating systems in wide use that do > not implement them. Thus, for instance, config.sub/config.guess will > continue to use the old syntax for the foreseeable future, as will > gcc's Makefiles. > > POSIX.2001's removal of the "obsolete" syntaxes is brain damaged and > coreutils MUST NOT follow suit. I would encourage y'all to address > this, not by backing down glibc's _POSIX2_VERSION number, but by > patching coreutils to support the old syntaxes again - unconditionally > and without warnings. And then beat the upstream maintainers of > coreutils upside the head until they take said patch. Do the same for > any other shell utility that has been infected with this brain damage.
Seconded. Keeping old behavior is good rathan than dropping down _POSIX2_VERSION value. Some program want to know API compatibility using _POSIX2_VERSION. Dropping chmod user.grp behavior makes us advocate users to use new behavior. BTW, I think it's good idea to transit newer behavior of standard utilities during debian sid. Regards, -- gotom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
