On Mon, Jan 09, 2006 at 11:40:10AM -0500, John W. Eaton wrote: > 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
I don't remember where it was argued, I was just explaining my thoughts to Rafael. I don't think that a special patch would be ideal, no. Frederik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
