Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:50:08 GMT From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/143367: [patch] awk(1) treats -Ft as -F <tab> Message-ID: <201102150050.p1F0o8co055761@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/143367; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/143367: [patch] awk(1) treats -Ft as -F <tab> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:47:51 +0000 for the record: i talked to Brian Kernighan (his current mail address is bwk at CS dot Princeton dot EDU btw). he seems like a nice guy, but quite obviously is more of a thinker and not that much of a do'er. ;) chances this will get fixed upstream are very slim imo. this is what he had to say: Hi -- That behavior is a feature, not a bug, though it's kind of embarrassing in hindsight. It was meant to make it really easy to do the most common exceptional case, but it sure is kludgy. I'm torn. Brian cheers. alex -- a13x
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