Hello, for long years of experience with Solaris, FreeBSD and Debian GNU/linux, I've been using the 'zmore' script to view files compressed with compress (.Z extension) and gzip (.gz ext.) using $PAGER environment variable.
When upgraded to woody, I found out that 'zmore' script changed that behaviour, and I found out that the reason was bug #234212: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=234212&archive=yes I've also seen that this issue was a bit discussed on debian-policy list: http://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2004/02/msg00036.html however that was technical discussion about different issue, so I think this one was not discussed enough. I have some arguments: The 'zmore' script was historically used to view compressed files (.Z and then .gz) on many OS (FreeBSD, Solaris and probably others) using $PAGER and I don't consider changing such behaviour after years of practice as good idea. I've been using 'zmore' as generic pager for .Z, thile the 'zless' script is a imho hack, using less features ($LESSOPEN variable) and thus imho belongs to 'less' package, not to 'gzip'. So, although I agree that someone may be surprised that 'zmore' calls 'less', however that one happens only when the person has $PAGER set to les and thus should not be surprised that much. Now the question is, what to do with it? Fill up bug report for 'gzip' and probably 'less' package? - gzip: revert zmore back to using ${PAGER:-more} - less: provide 'zless' Discuss this on different list (debian-devel or debian-policy)? thanks for hints/discussion -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
