Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 12:50:40 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@chello.cz> To: Johny Mattsson <lonewolf-freebsd@earthmagic.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: tar -l is now (intentionally) broken. Message-ID: <20040803105040.GA1620@isis.wad.cz> In-Reply-To: <410F5A99.3000505@earthmagic.org> References: <410F28E1.8080105@freebsd.org> <410F5A99.3000505@earthmagic.org>
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# lonewolf-freebsd@earthmagic.org / 2004-08-03 19:27:53 +1000:
> As someone said, adhering to standards is a Good Thing (tm), and I think
> it's a worthwile aim. Making this error (and yes, I do agree that it
> should be an error, not a warning) transitional, we pave the way for
> becoming standards compliant, while still not destroying file systems
> nilly-willy.
>
> I won't claim to know what a reasonable timeframe would be, but perhaps
> have this message in 5.3, and then change the behaviour for 5.4 or 5.5?
AFAIK 5.3 is to be the point where 5.x becomes STABLE, and it would
not be smart to change the behavior after that. I don't know whether
there's still enough time for a transitional period.
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