Re: Poll: syntax of long options

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From: Kyle Jones
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1991 20:16

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 > > We have been implementing long-named options in GNU utilities
 > > with `+' as the delimiter.  For example,
 > >
 > >    diff +context=2 +new-file +ignore-case foo bar
 > >
 > > It turns out this conflicts with the POSIX utility syntax spec.
 > > The POSIX committee refuses to change the spec.
 > 
 > Would you mind actually telling us what the POSIX spec is?

I'd guess that this would conflict with the sh notion of +option
meaning to turn off the option.

 > > The GNU project has already declared its independence from POSIX and
 > > we don't have to fit the spec.
 > 
 > Sigh...  Standards are there for a reason, really they are.

Well, as long as we can set __POSIX_ME_HARDER or whatever and get
a system that complies with the standard, the GNU folks can go
their own way with my blessing.  Stadnard are nice but they
shouldn't stop creativity or innovation.

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