>From: "Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Popularity != portability
>Something is either portable or it isn't. When trying to be
>portable, one should choose programs ran from shellscripts with
>care so that they run on as many OS's out there as possible.
>If one wants to use snazzy modern features, that is ok, but it
>should be done in a way that falls back to portable methods.
It turns out that if you think about your problem, you often find that
the new features are completely unneeded. .... and if so, why
adding non-portable demands to your software?
The main problem is that many people who are new to UNIX and have no
background knowledge on how things should be done create nonportable
software by yust peeking into the features of Linux.
An important fact is that the first solution in many times is not
the best solution.
This is why I higly demand people to read the documentation on:
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7908799/
in favor of the Linux manuals. There are two reasons:
1) many Linux manuals are not reflecting the programs currectly
because FSF things that you don't need manuals :-(
2) Linux includes a lot of programs with (completely
unneded) non standard options and features.
It always helps to first read the Official man page from Opengroup
and then compare the content with the OS you are using.
J�rg
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