Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 02:14:01 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Harti Brandt <brandt@fokus.gmd.de> Cc: Harti Brandt <brandt@fokus.gmd.de>, "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>, <sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG>, <silby@silby.com>, <njl@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/sleep sleep.c Message-ID: <200211151014.gAFAE1d3007786@apollo.backplane.com> References: <20021115105019.C2812-100000@beagle.fokus.gmd.de>
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I don't see how this has anything to do with a mini-c library. You
seem to be proposing that every program in bin be rewritten to
support multiple languages. That is a totally separate issue. I
am not proposing that the use of a mini-c library cause program
output to be different then it would be with libc. If at some future
date someone wishes to put in serious multi-language support then
those programs would simply not be compiled with a mini-c or,
alternatively, one could have a make.conf variable to enable or
disable the mini-c mode, or set a particular language statically
for mini-c. Either way this line of thought has nothing to do with
my current mini-c proposal.
-Matt
:
:On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Matthew Dillon wrote:
:
:MD> I think you are missing the point. If you need language support,
:MD> the program should not be compiled with a mini C library. It's
:MD> that simple.
:MD>
:MD> Consider: Does /bin/sleep need language support?
:
:As sleep currently stands it has a hard coded decimal point '.' and it has
:an english usage message. This may and probably should change (esp. the
:'.'). Then it will need language support. You can of course always say: if
:you're gonna use Unix you should speak english... (Personally, I never
:change my language settings away from the default (english) settings and
:don't want my error messages in my local language, but I know, there are
:people that care, because they have *real* users).
:
:I did not look through the programs in /bin, but I expect all of them
:have at least a usage().
:
:harti
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:harti brandt, http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/cats/employees/hartmut.brandt/private
: brandt@fokus.gmd.de, brandt@fokus.fhg.de
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Matthew Dillon
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