Robert Luberda dixit: >However I have never checked if it's true that POSIX doesn't specify what >happens in this case. But if it is, debconf should be fixed not to use >such constructions, I think.
Right. Many people assume POSIX shells are similar to Bourne shells, but the Korn shells often differ subtilely. On the other hand, I could see that this behaviour (not closing any ex- cess file descriptors) has use cases. Now if there were a standard way to specify it… //mirabilos -- Sometimes they [people] care too much: pretty printers [and syntax highligh- ting, d.A.] mechanically produce pretty output that accentuates irrelevant detail in the program, which is as sensible as putting all the prepositions in English text in bold font. -- Rob Pike in "Notes on Programming in C" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
