Re: [PATCH] latest ash has broken 'echo' command
Joost Kooij <joost@pc47.mpn.cp.philips.com> wrote:
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> In any case we need some standardisation on "echo" behaviour.
> - should echo understand options?
> - should echo default to interpret escaped characters?
> - what escape characters are there and what is their interpretation?
That's the job of standards, not us.
>> Dropping them shortly before freeze seems an insane thing to do too,
>> fwiw.
> Can achieving consistency across all echo implementations be harmful to
> the pending release?
If you don't like it, don't use it. ash is only optional.
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