From owner-svn-src-user@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 12 22:12:11 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-user@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 010711065687; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:12:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: from k7.mavetju.org (ppp121-44-143-230.lns10.syd7.internode.on.net [121.44.143.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D6898FC22; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:12:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: by k7.mavetju.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id AEBA045039; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:11:27 +1100 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:11:27 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis To: Garance A Drosehn Message-ID: <20081012221127.GB71466@mavetju.org> References: <200810120915.m9C9F5tq040143@svn.freebsd.org> <20081012142454.607c861d.stas@FreeBSD.org> <20081012103422.GA71466@mavetju.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Stanislav Sedov , src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Bruce Evans , svn-src-user@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r183781 - in user/edwin/top/top-3.8b1: contrib/top usr.bin/top X-BeenThere: svn-src-user@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the experimental " user" src tree" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:12:11 -0000 On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 04:56:29PM -0400, Garance A Drosehn wrote: > At 9:34 PM +1100 10/12/08, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > >On Sun, Oct 12, 2008, Stanislav Sedov wrote: > > > > > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/183781 > >> > > >> > Log: > > > > All collected changes to with regarding to the feedback > > > > received on the announcement of top 3.8b1 on -stable and > > > > -current as version B. > > > > > > > > This is considered the final version and submitted to mentor > > > > (bde@) for commit approval. > > > > >> What happened to my request of preserving -a option? > > > >Taken in consideration, as promised on #thatchannel. > > > >I still think that compatibility with the original program and thus > >other OS's on which top runs, either out of the box or via the > >original tar-ball of the author, is more important than the > >compatibility between FreeBSD versions for FreeBSD specific features. > > Hmm, I didn't realize there were plans to change the -a option. Change only as in the parameter, not as in the feature. It's going to be -c now because -a has been used by the original top for: -a, --all Show all processes for as long as possible. This is shorthand for "-d all all". This option is especially handy in batch mode. > Also, if this version of 'top' is going to change the meaning of > some options compared to previous versions of 'top' on FreeBSD, > then I think it would be helpful for the man page to include some > short historical footnote of that change. I understand. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis Website: http://www.mavetju.org/ edwin@mavetju.org Weblog: http://www.mavetju.org/weblog/