Re: FYI: bug-fix: cp would fail to write through a dangling symlink

Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In rereading my proposed patch > Thanks again for a fine patch. I've applied it. ___ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http:

Re: ls should not color output when --color=auto is used in environment TERM=dumb

Lenny Domnitser wrote: > On 6/13/07, Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Improving this seems like a reasonable enhancement. > > If you think changing the behavior of --color=auto will break things, > I can do --color=smart, i.e. the TERMinal is not dumb. Given that "dumb" isn't the only ter

Re: ls should not color output when --color=auto is used in environment TERM=dumb

On 6/13/07, Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Improving this seems like a reasonable enhancement. If you think changing the behavior of --color=auto will break things, I can do --color=smart, i.e. the TERMinal is not dumb. -Lenny ___ Bug-coreut

Re: FYI: bug-fix: cp would fail to write through a dangling symlink

In rereading my proposed patch I discovered that I sent in the wrong ChangeLog entry. I inadvertently omitted the part of the ChangeLog that described Jim Meyering's contribution. My apologies! Here's the corrected ChangeLog

FYI: Don't include "quote.h" when it is not used.

Since checking for quotearg.h found a few, I check for quote.h, now, too: Don't include "quote.h" when it is not used. * src/md5sum.c: Remove unnecessary inclusion of "quote.h". * src/expr.c: Likewise. * src/shred.c: Likewise. * Makefile.maint (sc_prohibit_q

Re: An error

Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "James Youngman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Arguably this is a documentation deficiency. > > I agree; here's a proposed patch. > > 2007-06-14 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * doc/coreutils.texi (cat invocation): "Blank" lines actually mean

Re: How to find character special files dependencies for a program or library?

Martijn Ras wrote on 14-06-07 23:18: Heya Folks, Is there any way to find the character special files for a program or library? Similar to using ldd to find the libraries for a program ... Mazzel, Martijn. At runtime: lsof. Ja, de mazzel! bjd ___

Re: How to find character special files dependencies for a program or library?

On 6/14/07, Martijn Ras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heya Folks, Is there any way to find the character special files for a program or library? Similar to using ldd to find the libraries for a program ... Not really, but strings(1) and (on GNU/Linux) strace(1) or ltrace(1) might help.Bear in