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Re: [PATCH] stdbuf: make it mandatory to specify a buffering option
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Pádraig Brady |
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Re: [PATCH] stdbuf: make it mandatory to specify a buffering option |
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Sat, 22 Jun 2013 03:52:54 +0100 |
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On 06/22/2013 03:48 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> This is consistent with the documented interface and
> avoids any ambiguity in a user thinking that stdbuf without options
> might reset to a "standard" buffering setup.
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> * src/stdbuf.c (set_libstdbuf_options): Indicate with the return value
> whether any env variables were actually set.
> (main): Fail unless some env variables were set.
> * tests/misc/stdbuf.sh: Ensure this constraint is enforced.
Since this is a minor interface change I'll also update NEWS before pushing.
thanks,
Pádraig.