Bug#776557: debian-policy: Please clarify 2.5 'unix heritage >= important'

[Matthias Urlichs <matthias@urlichs.de>]

Hi,

Bill Allombert:
> > > On the other hand, ed scripts are still in use:
> > > - by diff
> > 
> > Reasonable people have been using "diff -u" for the last umpteen years.
> 
> Why so much drama ? I am sure you did not intend to call me unreasonnable, yet
> your post suggests it. 
> 
No, of course that was not intended. The intent was merely to state that
ed-as-an-interpreter-for-diff is *way* obsolete.

> It is unfortunate it is not possible for diff to default to -u (or even -c)
> without breaking backward compatility (including POSIX compatility).
> 
Right. :-/

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-- Matthias Urlichs