Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:28:08 -0800 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> To: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unfortunate dynamic linking for everything Message-ID: <3FC3F398.2030306@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <E1AOgZv-0005xI-00@chiark.greenend.org.uk> References: <62981.24.0.61.35.1069202574.squirrel@mail.yazzy.org> <200311190103.hAJ13Nlg000923@dyson.jdyson.com> <20031119015433.GN30485@roark.gnf.org> <3FBC2053.6040208@mindspring.com> <20031120022009.GB29530@dan.emsphone.com> <3FBC29EF.3030009@mindspring.com> <3FBC50DB.3000002@acm.org> <20031123225117.GA24696@dragon.nuxi.com> <3FC14245.6030509@mindspring.com> <3FC14245.6030509@mindspring.com> <E1AOgZv-0005xI-00@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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Tony Finch wrote: > "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> wrote: > >>Not just the startup scripts, but ANY script. I dare say there's a long, >>long list of scripts that use ~-expansion, to say nothing of the >>homegrown ones we all have working quietly and forgotten for years. > > > It's required for POSIX compliance. > > Tony. Ouch! Very good point, Tony. Does POSIX require that such expansion work for usernames that may not be in the current passwd file? That could dictate a lot. Tim Kientzle
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