bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

tags 22909 fixed close 22909 stop (triaging old bugs) On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 11:43:05AM -0700, Eric Blake wrote: > On 03/04/2016 10:51 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > >>> On 04/03/16

bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

On 03/04/2016 10:51 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: >>> On 04/03/16 08:55, Eric Blake wrote: >> ... +NOTE: Use of binary -a and -o create inherently

bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: >> On 04/03/16 08:55, Eric Blake wrote: > ... >>> +NOTE: Use of binary -a and -o create inherently ambiguous situations. > > I like that, too.

bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > On 04/03/16 08:55, Eric Blake wrote: ... >> +NOTE: Use of binary -a and -o create inherently ambiguous situations. I like that, too. Thanks. One nit: s/create/creates/

bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

On 04/03/16 08:55, Eric Blake wrote: POSIX recommends avoiding -a and -o, for good reason. src/test.c (usage): Mention that inherent ambiguities exist with binary -a and -o. Problem reported by Martin Gebert in: http://bugs.gnu.org/22909 --- src/test.c | 5 + 1 file changed, 5

bug#22909: [PATCH] test: Document that -a and -o are undesirable

POSIX recommends avoiding -a and -o, for good reason. src/test.c (usage): Mention that inherent ambiguities exist with binary -a and -o. Problem reported by Martin Gebert in: http://bugs.gnu.org/22909 --- src/test.c | 5 + 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c