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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: bin/35505: [PATCH] Feature enhancement for sed(1)
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On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Peter Pentchev wrote:

> The following reply was made to PR bin/35505; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
> To: "Matthew D.Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: bin/35505: [PATCH] Feature enhancement for sed(1)
> Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 21:05:05 +0200
>
>  On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 12:27:40AM -0600, Matthew D.Fuller wrote:
>  >=20
>  > >Number:         35505
>  > >Category:       bin
>  > >Synopsis:       [PATCH] Feature enhancement for sed(1)
>  > >Originator:     Matthew D. Fuller
>  [snip]
>  > >Fix:
>  [patch snipped]
>
>  I think that something like the attached would befit style(9) more.
>  Other than a few style nits, your patch looks great, and the functionality
>  is something that I really do like :)
>
>  Now let us see how this goes down with the src committers..

The functionality is already provided in a better way by the -E flag.
I agree with the gnu standard which says:

! Please don't make the behavior of a utility depend on the name used to
! invoke it.  It is useful sometimes to make a link to a utility with a
! different name, and that should not change what it does.
!
! Instead, use a run time option or a compilation switch or both to
! select among the alternate behaviors.

Bruce


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