Re: [PATCH] latest ash has broken 'echo' command
On Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 02:22:54PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 24, 1999 at 11:32:18PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 10:14:24AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > > * We can either fix all our scripts wrt POSIX or we can change the policy to
> > > include an exception for echo. Or we can get rid of POSIX compliance
> > > altogether.
> >
> > "Widespread use in user community and in Linux kernel" trumps "POSIX
> > standard and debian policy which has never been implemented in debian".
> >
> > I have no objection to someone going out and changing the linux kernel
> > and asking the entire linux community to change. And if that's going
> > to happen at some point done I have no objection to leaving the debian
> > policy alone. I don't consider that a personal priority though.
> >
> > Until that's done, I do not think it's at all reasonable to remove
> > echo -n support from debian's ash.
>
> So which of the two latter options do you support. An exception for echo in
> the policy or getting rid of the reference to POSIX?
Persoanlly Xu, I don't think it's Debian's job to enforce POSIX compiance
in the programs we maintain. If it were, we'de be editing every program
out there. Leave the programs alone, and let policy decide what we support
internally for our use, don't try to dictate the way our users try to use
our system.
Ben
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