bug#63780: Reversing the grep message output type matching binary files (without the -a option added) changed from stdout to stderr

[arnold]

There is no real need to make such a change, given that it's really
easy to handle at the shell level:

        ... | grep '...' 2>&1 | ...

HTH,

Arnold

"2773414454" via Bug reports for GNU grep <bug-grep@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi !
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> Between grep3.4 and grep3.5, the grep message output type matching binary 
> files (without the -a option added) changed from stdout to stderr. This 
> results in the inability to pipe in matching messages, resulting in 
> significant changes to the user experience. But this modification doesn't 
> actually do much. Could you consider reversing this change?
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> 2773414454
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