From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 8 20:09:17 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3D6B597B for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:09:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pb0-f49.google.com (mail-pb0-f49.google.com [209.85.160.49]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0D8791B23 for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:09:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pb0-f49.google.com with SMTP id jt11so4029582pbb.8 for ; Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:09:09 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:content-type:mime-version:subject:from :in-reply-to:date:cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references :to; bh=NSGmaDTLRiRicDVaMwAkA2jkGNHbqmwC3z7j7bK6vOQ=; b=UyvCTDgtjQ6em7tbskJonJSRWWsoeU5+7cyYoljjkm66/VgSuni0ikrQShjEEvDhXK lcsyr0Bdpdxz5H2i/9yZE3QaqAM3oUzE+NJSEZxsseUlaHQ2YKsDTt8PQVoeubHQj/Le y0pZ7K3SpTIGOLsXhIHxONi5Q4uMJlGPgosMaCshEe2cc3OmIz5+Pk4rlb6Sv7nGrWOS uoOP7b+ffm5pE/5eN6RRZSl+XnDW4fNSgg3TMX6Bacx8zyzw7k3yC+h9Lxdll6JbIxkM +B1ar6dqYGbDfx8FUcy9AIbO+u5cKfad59cq5MlC3eJGDU0EG1yFLvjRcklEEVWuxOPr oQGw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkENg5azENhQZIeXNHksqfOfiqLHkvwKo54E7UW8U9LKfGApjlkEuEoOEp4/MJAbQTmMbtJ X-Received: by 10.68.240.36 with SMTP id vx4mr16887069pbc.140.1386533349822; Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:09:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.123] (99-74-169-43.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net. [99.74.169.43]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id gv10sm12787425pbd.0.2013.12.08.12.09.08 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:09:08 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.0 \(1822\)) Subject: Re: svn commit: r259058 - head/usr.bin/bc From: Tim Kientzle In-Reply-To: <20131207170419.124ea16e.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 12:08:13 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <9747EB0E-E798-4436-8969-A5B88765FADA@kientzle.com> References: <201312070627.rB76RtGr022954@svn.freebsd.org> <20131207170419.124ea16e.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Tom Rhodes X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1822) Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, delphij@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Eitan Adler X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:09:17 -0000 On Dec 7, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Tom Rhodes wrote: > On Sat, 7 Dec 2013 01:44:19 -0500 > Eitan Adler wrote: >=20 >> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Xin LI wrote: >>> Author: delphij >>> Date: Sat Dec 7 06:27:54 2013 >>> New Revision: 259058 >>> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/259058 >>>=20 >>> Log: >>> Remove mention of the compatibility option 'q', which is >>> intentionally undocumented and its only purpose is that >>> we do not bail out when used as a drop-in replacement of >>> a different implementation. >>=20 >> As I mentioned in the reply to the PR this change goes in the wrong = direction. >>=20 >> We should instead document -q as a compatibility option. >> Undocumented flags, even as NOPS, are bugs. >=20 > It should be documented as a do-nothing option. It should be documented in the manpage as a do-nothing option. It should not be included in Usage. Tim