Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:25:03 -0600 From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: Ilya Martynov <m_ilya@agava.com>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is there any reason for FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS? Message-ID: <20010108092503.S86473@bonsai.knology.net> In-Reply-To: <xzpelyehygc.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@ofug.org on Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 04:10:11PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101051329260.51751-100000@juil.domain> <xzpitnqi3x0.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20010108083248.R86473@bonsai.knology.net> <xzpelyehygc.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 04:10:11PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
#
# Sorry, but I imagined that having a URL that ftp(1) could fetch but
# fetch(1) couldn't was a pretty strong indication that there was a bug
# in fetch(1) (or possibly a bug in the server which fetch(1) needed to
# be taught to work around). This is not about doing things "my way",
# it's about simple, basic common sense.
#
# I'll go so far as to state that any condition of the type "the file is
# present on the FTP or HTTP server and can be retrieved using some
# other tool (e.g. wget) but not using fetch(1)" should be considered a
# bug in fetch(1) and reported to the fetch(1) maintainer (currently
# yours truly).
Understood. I missed the obvious answer. However, you seem to
be missing the irony in this situation. To summarize you wrote:
'Apparently, Steve decided that reporting bugs is for wimps, and
committed "a serious hack" (his own words) rather than bother to
notify me of this problem.'
So you found a bug in code that you maintain and you are disrespecting
me not having notified you of a problem I didn't know existed?
Anyway it is water under the bridge at this point. I'll try to do a
better job next time, but keep your eye on me because I'm only human.
I do make mistakes and sometimes even overlook the obvious. :)
-steve
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