Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:06:39 -0400 From: Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> Cc: Garrett Wollman <wollman@freebsd.org>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include unistd.h Message-ID: <20020925000639.O14878@espresso.q9media.com> In-Reply-To: <200209250233.g8P2XWP1086668@dotar.thuvia.org>; from mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk on Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 03:33:32AM %2B0100 References: <mailpost.1032919432.85889@thuvia.demon.co.uk> <200209250233.g8P2XWP1086668@dotar.thuvia.org>
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Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> writes: > > From: wollman@freebsd.org (Garrett Wollman) > > Date: Tue 24 Sep, 2002 > > Subject: cvs commit: src/include unistd.h > > > wollman 2002/09/24 18:58:56 PDT > > > > Modified files: > > include unistd.h > > Log: > > Back down to 1003.2-1992 for the time being -- it is causing too many > > headaches for common but deprecated uses of standard utilities. > > The backout is probably wise for now, but I'd certainly like to see a way > to get your good work activated in some environment or other (progress and > stability can co-habit, I'm sure). I've suggested elsewhere a path > based mechanism for choosing BSD vs. POSIX behaviour (hardly a novel idea). > > Thanks again for your work in the standards arena. I think the old school > will be your most fervent supporters _and_ detractors! This was discussed on -standards a while ago, and the general agreement was that we'd create a /usr/posix/bin to house compliant versions of utilities, if there was a conflict between the standard behaviour and existing behaviour. This might be a good opportunity to put it into use. Best regards, Mike Barcroft To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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