On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:18:50 -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > I just ran into a minor problem on a new install. I was installing the > Java runtime and the included script had: > > tail +122 ... > > I had to change it to tail -n +122 ... > > I thought this POSIX behavior was reverted in the current coreutils, but > apparently not. Do we need to add a patch?
This behavior is documented in the NEWS file of coreutils-5.93. See the paragraph starting with: "A few usages still have behavior that depends on which POSIX standard is being conformed to, and portable applications should beware these problematic usages. These include:" Regards Greg -- http://www.diy-linux.org/ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
