Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:21:41 +0100 From: The Unicorn <unicorn@blackhats.org> To: Mark Huizer <freebsd@xaa.iae.nl> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete perform.c Message-ID: <20000111162141.G98148@unicorn.blackhats.org> In-Reply-To: <20000111143210.A83605@esmeralda.xaa.iae.nl>; from freebsd@xaa.iae.nl on Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 02:32:10PM %2B0100 References: <200001111237.EAA12579@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000111142659.A841@itchy.mpn.cp.philips.com> <20000111143210.A83605@esmeralda.xaa.iae.nl>
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Mark Huizer wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 02:26:59PM +0100, Paul Hernaus wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 04:37:17AM -0800, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> > > sheldonh 2000/01/11 04:37:17 PST
> > >
> > > Modified files:
> > > usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete perform.c
> > > Log:
> > > Use a more helpful fatal error message than "Toto! This doesn't look
> > > like Kansas anymore!" when unable to return to the original working
> > > directory.
> >
> > What a sad world this is. I rather liked the "silly" error message.
> > I even used it as an example of UNIX humor.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> I second that remark!
Me too (tm -- Times Warner [AOL] ;-)
> And b.t.w.: shouldn't it read errx(2, "unable to return to working
> directory %s!", home);? (That is: add a parameter to fill in for the %s
> :-)
To keep everyone happy it could read:
errx(2, "Toto! This doesn't look like Kansas anymore (home was: %s)!", home);
> Mark
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