Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:05:15 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@columbus.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make buildworld failing Message-ID: <20001008220515.A98882@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <39E08323.A84B7BB0@columbus.rr.com>; from wmoran@columbus.rr.com on Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 10:22:27AM -0400 References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0010081103370.9771-100000@phoenix.ea4els.ampr.org> <39E03D71.AC278983@urx.com> <20001008132312.A253@parish> <20001008154111.D96958@freebie.demon.nl> <20001008144909.D253@parish> <20001008160111.A97340@freebie.demon.nl> <39E08323.A84B7BB0@columbus.rr.com>
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On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 10:22:27AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > I'm familiar with the behaviour below. But I classify it as annoying, > > if root is too dim to be careful then... > > > > Wilko > > That's an interesting take on things. Personally, I find it comforting > to have a fallback mechanism to prevent me from doing stupid things > when I'm trying to fix a frustrating problem with little sleep to help > me. > Careful as you may be, personally I'm still human. Well, I was educated on SysV machinery that had no such safety net. Until now I have managed to stay clear of root-induced disasters. > It's probably a mute point, though. Isn't this behaviour mandated by > POSIX? Hm, I would not know to be honest. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@freebsd.org Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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