Hi, Bill Allombert: > > > On the other hand, ed scripts are still in use: > > > - by diff > > > > Reasonable people have been using "diff -u" for the last umpteen years. > > Why so much drama ? I am sure you did not intend to call me unreasonnable, yet > your post suggests it. > No, of course that was not intended. The intent was merely to state that ed-as-an-interpreter-for-diff is *way* obsolete.
> It is unfortunate it is not possible for diff to default to -u (or even -c) > without breaking backward compatility (including POSIX compatility). > Right. :-/ -- -- Matthias Urlichs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150129203611.ge16...@smurf.noris.de
