Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 09:30:31 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing diff's default output format Message-ID: <199912291730.JAA34411@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org>
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In article <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org>, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> wrote: > On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Matthew Jacob wrote: > > > That's hardly the point. The point here, which I won't defend very > > vigorously, is that there are maybe 10 basic Unix utilities, that should > > be default look pretty much the same across *all* Unix systems. > > > > There may be some POSIX collateral on this, if not SVID stuff- I'm too far > > From a POSIX.2 draft: [...] The Single Unix Specification also states that the default output format has the traditional (ed-style) form. I am strongly against changing the default. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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