Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:47:18 -0700 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Coleman Kane <cokane@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: <48478BF6.6030309@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1212614663.15220.136.camel@localhost> 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>
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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 Coleman, You either don't understand what I have written or trying to play trick with my words. I am not talking about adding new options for new functionality, which is good and fine, but rather about massive addition of long options as a synonyms to existing short ones, which we have seen in this case. That's why I largely see this change as a superfluous and potentially harmful. -Maxim
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