Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 11:49:22 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@chello.cz> To: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> Cc: FreeBSD -CURRENT <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg_install patches for review / testing Message-ID: <20040502094922.GA1813@isis.wad.cz> In-Reply-To: <4093B938.3000809@fillmore-labs.com> References: <4093915F.4090403@fillmore-labs.com> <20040501142926.GB599@isis.wad.cz> <4093B938.3000809@fillmore-labs.com>
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# eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com / 2004-05-01 16:50:32 +0200:
> Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> ># eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com / 2004-05-01 14:00:31 +0200:
> >>This patch add the following features to the pkg_install suite of tools:
> >>
> >>* new flags:
> >>
> >>-X: use extended regular expression instead of basic ones (pkg_info,
> >> pkg_delete, pkg_version) (PR 56961)
> >
> >>-E: show only matching package names and set the return code (pkg_info)
> >> (PR 56961)
> >
> > Shouldn't these two be swapped to match sed, grep, etc?
>
> I've modeled them after -x and -e:
>
> pkg_info -x -> regular expressions, pkg_info -X -> exended regular
> expressions
> The pkg_* tools have a plethora of inconsistent knobs, but they are mainly
> used in scripts. I don't really care, but I already use -E in portaudit, so
> do you think it is really worth the effort? Of course I *can* check the
> version number, so switching the flags is possible.
Given the circumstances you've described I have no opinion on the matter.
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