Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 01:32:37 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: hoek@hwcn.org Cc: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: date(1) Message-ID: <199708110032.BAA05222@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 10 Aug 1997 19:55:21 EDT." <Pine.GSO.3.96.970810194609.3749D-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
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> On Sun, 10 Aug 1997, Brian Somers wrote:
>
> > > Of course, in the interest of script-portability, we should not
> > > extend date(1) at all. Anyone trying to enter the century should
> > > get an error. This is the whole purpose of Posix, to increase
> > > portability. By creating extensions to it, we defeat the whole
> > > purpose just for the sake of creating a better operating system.
> >
> > Well, I've done the other changes (they only take effect if you use
> > the new flags). Is the general concensus that we should leave out
> > the century ? It's no loss if we leave it out as allowable dates
>
> Well, my comment was really more a (fairly realistic) parady of
> the "logic" that had just been used to shoot down a valid
> extension to sleep(1) (had the submitter phrased himself
> differently, I doubt anyone would have reacted as they did).
>
> There really is no value in _not_ adding the century (other than
> saving a little coding time, and the [assorted negative
> adjectives deleted] argument about "portability), even if there
> is no immediate value in adding it either.
>
> Actually, I thought the concensus went the other way.
Oh. I didn't see any arguments after yours. I'd be happy to leave
it as it is now in -current. If anyone *really* wants it, post a
followup and I'll add it.
> --
> Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never!
> tIM...HOEk
>
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<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
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