Re: pkg_install patches for review / testing

# eikemeier_at_fillmore-labs.com / 2004-05-01 16:50:32 +0200:
> Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> ># eikemeier_at_fillmore-labs.com / 2004-05-01 14:00:31 +0200:
> >>This patch add the following features to the pkg_install suite of tools:
> >>
> >>* new flags:
> >>
> >>-X: use extended regular expression instead of basic ones (pkg_info, 
> >>    pkg_delete, pkg_version) (PR 56961)
> >
> >>-E: show only matching package names and set the return code (pkg_info)
> >>    (PR 56961)
> >
> >    Shouldn't these two be swapped to match sed, grep, etc?
> 
> I've modeled them after -x and -e:
> 
> pkg_info -x -> regular expressions, pkg_info -X -> exended regular 
> expressions

> The pkg_* tools have a plethora of inconsistent knobs, but they are mainly 
> used in scripts. I don't really care, but I already use -E in portaudit, so 
> do you think it is really worth the effort? Of course I *can* check the
> version number, so switching the flags is possible.

    Given the circumstances you've described I have no opinion on the matter.

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