Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> /* If there is no colon, then see if there's a `.'. */
>> - if (separator == NULL && posix2_version () < 200112)
>> + if (separator == NULL && (posix2_version () < 200112 ||
>> + !getenv ("POSIXLY_CORRECT")))
>
> Please consider using a different environment variable.
> Setting POSIXLY_CORRECT should not make an otherwise-POSIX-conforming
> program like GNU chown *non*conforming.
Setting the variable would mean that "." *wouldn't* be recognized,
AFAICT. If it's *not* set, then "." is considered as a separator.
paul
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