Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 11:48:13 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: George Neville-Neil <gnn@freebsd.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org, "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: svn commit: r192398 - in head/usr.bin: . perror Message-ID: <200905211148.14036.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <552187D6-D700-4BFE-BCA3-8EDC29E7DC5B@FreeBSD.org> References: <e71790db0905201558u1c8e3e90n1fbbfc4011e22909@mail.gmail.com> <20090521.085256.-1989816394.imp@bsdimp.com> <552187D6-D700-4BFE-BCA3-8EDC29E7DC5B@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thursday 21 May 2009 11:11:12 am George Neville-Neil wrote: > > On May 21, 2009, at 10:52 , M. Warner Losh wrote: > > > In message: <20090521110115.GA50355@FreeBSD.org> > > Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > : > Given how easy it is to "grep <<errno>> /usr/include/sys/ > > errno.h" or > > : > perl -e '$! = <<errno>>; print "$!\n";' > > : > I'm not sure of the utility of this tool. > > : > > : User scripts should not depend on presence of system include files. > > : Now, just to mention, Nick's suggestion about dropping extra noise > > : actually good one. > > > > There's also internationalization that actually happens too, right? > > That doesn't happen with grep.. > > Sorry to not jump in sooner, but I just wanted to say... > > The reason for this program is that it makes it easier for sysadmins > and script > writers to make sense of programs which they do not control the source > for. > The program will continue to work no matter how we expand or change > errno.h. > > Best, > George > > PS I'd like to paint it red. ____ _ / ___|_ __ ___ ___ _ __ | | | | _| '__/ _ \/ _ \ '_ \| | | |_| | | | __/ __/ | | |_| \____|_| \___|\___|_| |_(_) -- John Baldwin
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