tags 7424 + notabug close 7424 thanks Eric Blake wrote: > [as another netiquette tip: please don't top-post on technical lists] > > On 11/17/2010 12:03 PM, Parsons, Larry wrote: >> Eric, All, >> >> I just went to another box and entered in the command that you said >> shouldn't work. It works just the way you said it shouldn't. > > Please, so that we can have some idea of what you are seeing, include an > example of what you typed, what happened, and what you wanted to have > happen. You _still_ haven't told us what you think is a bug, so we > _still_ don't have any idea how to help you, other than to point you to > FAQ that may or may not be relevant to your situation. > > We do appreciate the time you've taken to try and report something, but > there are some steps you could take to make your request go a lot further: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html > > Here's an example report that would qualify as more informative: > > "I reduced things down to this simple testcase: > > $ printf 'a\nb\n' | tail -1 > b > > but since I didn't type the POSIX 2008 spelling of: > > tail -n -1 > > I was surprised that it did the same thing by printing the last line > instead of being a syntax error" > >> and I didn't realize it was a public forum. > > Most bug reporting emails are publicly archived; and it's always safer > to start from that assumption. > >> However I did copy everyone you did. > > Ah, but my email didn't have an unenforceable disclaimer tacked on by my > employer. > >> Please feel free to repond and teach me about netiquette while you >> just lack any kind of etiquette. > > My original reply was terse to match the terseness of your original > report. I'm sorry if my reply unintentionally came across as harsh or > demeaning; that certainly was not my intent, and the text-only medium of > email lacks emotion and tone of voice that convey the rest of the > meaning behind a spoken message. Whether or not I'm always successful > at my attempts to be polite may be another matter, but you may feel free > to take that up with me off-list if you have suggestions for how I could > improve in my interpersonal skills.
Due to the lack of actual details, I assume this wasn't a real problem. Larry, if you can provide evidence of a problem, please simply reply and we'll investigate. In the mean time, I'm closing this as "not a bug".
