Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:01:53 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Florent Thoumie <flz@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add main.c pkg_add.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create main.c pkg_create.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete main.c pkg_delete.1 src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info main.c pkg_info.1 ... Message-ID: <1212667313.1855.81.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <48478BF6.6030309@FreeBSD.org> References: <200805301426.m4UEQ92d025434@repoman.freebsd.org> <48405C4B.3050603@FreeBSD.org> <1212179252.1967.1.camel@localhost> <a01628140806030818te29e2fet287d59f5ceedfc9c@mail.gmail.com> <20080604041815.GA84027@FreeBSD.org> <20080604043955.GA38627@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20080604063631.GA28351@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080604150013.GA44358@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20080604191339.GA31570@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20080604192955.GA46284@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <1212608575.15220.109.camel@localhost> <4846F520.6040400@FreeBSD.org> <1212614663.15220.136.camel@localhost> <48478BF6.6030309@FreeBSD.org>
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--=-gdJDQGlh5JiUqMtNUTrx Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 23:47 -0700, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Coleman Kane wrote: > > Using your argument above about scripts written for release X+1 not > > working under release X means that the addition of "-a" to /bin/cp > > should also be reverted, as well as numerous other changes that have > > happened to CLI tools like ifconfig. There are probably at least >=20 > Coleman, >=20 > You either don't understand what I have written or trying to play trick=20 > with my words. I am not talking about adding new options for new=20 > functionality, which is good and fine, but rather about massive addition=20 > of long options as a synonyms to existing short ones, which we have seen=20 > in this case. That's why I largely see this change as a superfluous and=20 > potentially harmful. >=20 > -Maxim >=20 The cp "-a" option is a synonym (for -R -p -P), which many consider to be superfluous, and is why our cp lasted so long without it. The option was added to GNU file-utils cp, and is also used by rsync and probably other tools that I am forgetting. So, no new functionality. It doesn't bother me personally, I just wanted to point it out. --=20 Coleman Kane --=-gdJDQGlh5JiUqMtNUTrx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkhH1a4ACgkQcMSxQcXat5eWKQCfavs3klDhmS0U1TOc/zIr85zl VXIAnRB4fMPFmKjcIeqBsnocDPAktJ6B =Qn5a -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-gdJDQGlh5JiUqMtNUTrx--
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