Re: [rsync@b] Re: rsync 2.5.6 globbing bug

2003-08-04 Thread Alan Burlison
Bert wrote: While I don't know about the ins-and-outs of globbing libraries (and, therefore, can't judge ease, etc)... The whole it's rare [and an obscure (imo) work around exists] so let's not worry about it is a reason to reject a feature, NOT a bug fix. As Alan already has done much and is

Re: [rsync@b] Re: rsync 2.5.6 globbing bug

2003-08-01 Thread Bert
I must say I'm slightly dismayed by the less-than-enthusiastic response I have received - I've identified a problem, root-cause it and even offered to submit a fix - what exactly is the problem? While I don't know about the ins-and-outs of globbing libraries (and, therefore, can't judge ease,

Re: [rsync@b] Re: rsync 2.5.6 globbing bug

2003-08-01 Thread jw schultz
On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 07:18:40PM -0400, Bert wrote: I must say I'm slightly dismayed by the less-than-enthusiastic response I have received - I've identified a problem, root-cause it and even offered to submit a fix - what exactly is the problem? While I don't know about the ins-and-outs

Re: [rsync@b] Re: rsync 2.5.6 globbing bug

2003-08-01 Thread Alan Burlison
jw schultz wrote: While I don't know about the ins-and-outs of globbing libraries (and, therefore, can't judge ease, etc)... The whole it's rare [and an obscure (imo) work around exists] so let's not worry about it is a reason to reject a feature, NOT a bug fix. As Alan already has done much