On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 11:50, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # lonewolf-freebsd_at_earthmagic.org / 2004-08-03 19:27:53 +1000: > > As someone said, adhering to standards is a Good Thing (tm), and I think > > it's a worthwile aim. Making this error (and yes, I do agree that it > > should be an error, not a warning) transitional, we pave the way for > > becoming standards compliant, while still not destroying file systems > > nilly-willy. > > > > I won't claim to know what a reasonable timeframe would be, but perhaps > > have this message in 5.3, and then change the behaviour for 5.4 or 5.5? > > AFAIK 5.3 is to be the point where 5.x becomes STABLE, and it would > not be smart to change the behavior after that. I don't know whether > there's still enough time for a transitional period. You could leave the warning in place for the whole RELENG_5 cycle, and do the POSIX thing in HEAD (after RELENG_5 has branched). Means FreeBSD gets a POSIX tar; -STABLE users see the warning for ages; -CURRENT users see the warning for a while. Everyone has ice-cream. Cheers, Mike -- Mike Bristow - http://www.urgle.com/~mike/ - mike_at_urgle.com Why did the evil chicken cross the road? A polo bearReceived on Tue Aug 03 2004 - 09:09:19 UTC
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