Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread Tim Mooney
In regard to: Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh,...: Certainly lots of the scripts could use an overhaul. Most shells SHOULD be POSIX compliant: but I will defer to Tim's opinion on portability, there may still be some ancient shells in use somewhere. I no longer have

Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Johnson
On Apr 2, 2015, at 5:29 PM, devzero2000 wrote: Il 02/Apr/2015 18:43 Jeffrey Johnson n3...@me.com ha scritto: On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:11 PM, devzero2000 wrote: Il 02/Apr/2015 17:39 Jeffrey Johnson n3...@me.com ha scritto: Um ... was there actually a problem being solved here?

Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread devzero2000
Il 02/Apr/2015 18:43 Jeffrey Johnson n3...@me.com ha scritto: On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:11 PM, devzero2000 wrote: Il 02/Apr/2015 17:39 Jeffrey Johnson n3...@me.com ha scritto: Um ... was there actually a problem being solved here? Some of these scripts (like rpm2cpio.sh) are vitally

Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Johnson
Um ... was there actually a problem being solved here? Some of these scripts (like rpm2cpio.sh) are vitally important and have been posted publicly like here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18787375/how-do-i-extract-the-contents-of-an-rpm/25986787#25986787 and integrated into other

Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread Jeffrey Johnson
On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:11 PM, devzero2000 wrote: Il 02/Apr/2015 17:39 Jeffrey Johnson n3...@me.com ha scritto: Um ... was there actually a problem being solved here? Some of these scripts (like rpm2cpio.sh) are vitally important and have been posted publicly like here

Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh

2015-04-02 Thread Tim Mooney
In regard to: Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm-5_4: rpm/scripts/ vpkg-provides2.sh,...: The aim is to modernize a little these shells. The comment should be clear. Why? Was there something broken that you've fixed? Because the change you've made actually makes them less portable. Tim -- Tim Mooney