Michal Mazurek wrote: > On 12:12:11, 2.09.16, Ted Unangst wrote: > > Michal Mazurek wrote: > > > worms(6) does this more concisely: > > > > > > errx(1, "length (2-1024) is %s: %s", errstr, > > > > there's multiple schools of thought here, but i've always preferred somewhat > > shorter error messages. we tell the user it's too small or too large > > already. > > if they need to know the exact bounds, they should consult the manual. maybe > > learn something else too. > > The reason for this diff was difficulty in determining the max packet > size, which is 65467 and undocumented. You're saying this should instead > go into the manual page?
I think that's a much better place to put it. I shouldn't have to run a command with an absurdly large argument to force it to print the limit.
