Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:03:44 -0700 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Florent Thoumie <flz@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add main.c pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create main.c pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete main.c pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info main.c pkg_info.1 ... Message-ID: <4846F520.6040400@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1212608575.15220.109.camel@localhost> References: <200805301426.m4UEQ92d025434@repoman.freebsd.org> <48405C4B.3050603@FreeBSD.org> <1212179252.1967.1.camel@localhost> <a01628140806030818te29e2fet287d59f5ceedfc9c@mail.gmail.com> <20080604041815.GA84027@FreeBSD.org> <20080604043955.GA38627@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20080604063631.GA28351@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080604150013.GA44358@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20080604191339.GA31570@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080604192955.GA46284@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <1212608575.15220.109.camel@localhost>
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Coleman Kane wrote:
>> Where do we stop? Should we add long options to all
>> /usr/bin utilities? Why stop at /usr/bin, let's add
>> long options to /usr/sbin, /bin, /sbin, /rescue, etc.
>>
>
> I'm sure if someone has some "add long options to /bin/cp, etc..."
> patches, we can surely discuss them on this list as adults and respect
> the decision to add new features without deprecating any existing
> features, even if we won't be making use of those new features.
Please don't. Idea to add "long" options to existing "short" ones in
base system utilities is very short-sighted. It could look like a cool
pet project for somebody learning how to use C ("gee, ma, look, I have
made a huge improvement in FreeBSD cp(1) in less than 10 minutes of
work"), but in the long run it will hurt us all since sooner or later
you will find yourself struggling with scripts that don't work on
release X just because it was created on release X+N and therefore uses
those cool new long options.
-Maxim
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