On 9-Jan-2006, Frederik Eaton wrote: | On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 10:33:40AM +0100, Rafael Laboissiere wrote: | > * Frederik Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-01-09 03:07]: | > | > > You're right, mysql seems to print to stdout, while "perl -d" writes | > > directly to the terminal. In any case, I don't see a reason not to | > > adopt my suggestion. | > > | > > The convincing argument is that one typically wants to be able to have | > > rather strict control over what the output of a program is. When | > > 'stdout' gets cluttered with other messages, it loses its usefulness | > > very quickly. | > | > Why doesn't the -q command option suit your needs? | | One can only put so many options on the "#!" line, I think the limit | is 1. I could remember to put "-q" in every octave script, and | complain when I need to add another option and can't, but then, why | not have a sensible default?
Hi, I think you already argued this point on the Octave mailing list, and I was not convinced that the change was needed. Would it really be good to have the Debian package include a special patch for this change that was not a part of the upstream Octave distribution? jwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
