Re: [Bug-tar] [patch v3] Bug / question in tar

[Karl Berry]

rms is ok with the exception for binary output to the terminal, and
wants this text:

    There is an exception for programs whose output in certain cases is
    binary data.  Sending such output to a terminal is useless and can
    cause trouble.  If such a program normally sends its output to
    stdout, it should detect, in these cases, when the output is a
    terminal and give an error message instead.  The -f option should
    override this exception, thus permitting the output to go to the
    terminal.

I pointed out that "-f" can't be used by (e.g.) tar, but he said "don't
worry about it ... tar will simply be an exception".  Ok ...

I will install this in standards.texi soon.  (Going to be away tomorrow,
so not immediately.)

karl