Dale: Please pass them on to me and I'll give OpenLinux a try.
Doug Dale Scheetz wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Chris Yeoh wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 11:44:51AM -0400, Stuart Anderson wrote: > > > > SUS, but the behavior is one I would classify as "broken", so I'm > > > > reticent > > > > to code this broken behavior into the spec as "differences". > > > > > > > > Do I have to put these items into the spec as "differences" or is there > > > > some more appropriate label I can put on these issues? > > > > > > What about a non-normative footnote that points out these "bugs". > > > > If these are not just bugs on certain distros then I think the > > differences should be listed in the spec proper, perhaps with a > > non-normative footnote stating we think the behaviour is a bug and > > ISV's should try to avoid using the features if possible as it may > > change in the future. > > I am only able to test on Debian systems. The manpage is very sparse and > doesn't make any statements about the offending behavior, so I had to > create test cases. > > I'd be happy to pass along my test procedures to anyone who wants to try > another distro. It is a matter of a couple of text files to feed dd, and > some specific command lines. Let me know and I'll pass this along, > although I suspect the contents should be pretty obvious. > > > > > Dale - do you think you could chase up with the upstream author to > > find out if the current behaviour is intentional? > > I'll see what I can track down... > > Luck, > > Dwarf > -- > _-_-_-_-_- Author of "Dwarf's Guide to Debian GNU/Linux" _-_-_-_-_-_- > _- _- > _- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 _- > _- Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road _- > _- e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _- > _- _- > _-_-_-_-_- Released under the GNU Free Documentation License _-_-_-_- > available at: http://www.polaris.net/~dwarf/ > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Douglas B. Beattie ------------------ Linux Test Architect - SCO, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
