Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 02:20:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/13364: Patch to wc(1) for Unix 98 compliance. Message-ID: <199908250920.CAA22847@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/13364; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: howardjp@wam.umd.edu Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/13364: Patch to wc(1) for Unix 98 compliance. Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:11:41 +0200 On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:42:13 -0400, James Howard wrote: > ! .Nd word, line, and byte count > ! .Nd word, line, byte, and character count Since the manpage is read in the context of FreeBSD, the distinction between bytes and characters is weird. I'd leave that change out. > + .It Fl m > + The number of characters in each input file > + is written to the standard output. The same reasoing applies here. I'd say .It Fl m Identical to -c, for compatibility with systems which distinguish between bytes and characters. While your change is cool now, you're putting worms in a can that someone's going to have to open up one day when we use two-byte characters. :) > + If > + .Fl c > + and > + .Fl m > + are both specified, the information is given only once. With the change of wording I've suggested above, this text is probably unnecessary and certainly confusing. > + case 'm': > + /* > + * Unix 98 demands that wc accept a -m argument Far too respectful towards the OpenGroup spec. ;-) case 'm': /* Unix 98 compatibility option */ /* FALLTHROUGH */ If you don't like the side-by-side comment, there seems to be a healthy precedent in the source tree for having the comment immediately _above_ the case line. Later, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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