Re: Problems with dd and the keywords swab and sync
Dale:
Please pass them on to me and I'll give OpenLinux a try.
Doug
Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Chris Yeoh wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 11:44:51AM -0400, Stuart Anderson wrote:
> > > > SUS, but the behavior is one I would classify as "broken", so I'm reticent
> > > > to code this broken behavior into the spec as "differences".
> > > >
> > > > Do I have to put these items into the spec as "differences" or is there
> > > > some more appropriate label I can put on these issues?
> > >
> > > What about a non-normative footnote that points out these "bugs".
> >
> > If these are not just bugs on certain distros then I think the
> > differences should be listed in the spec proper, perhaps with a
> > non-normative footnote stating we think the behaviour is a bug and
> > ISV's should try to avoid using the features if possible as it may
> > change in the future.
>
> I am only able to test on Debian systems. The manpage is very sparse and
> doesn't make any statements about the offending behavior, so I had to
> create test cases.
>
> I'd be happy to pass along my test procedures to anyone who wants to try
> another distro. It is a matter of a couple of text files to feed dd, and
> some specific command lines. Let me know and I'll pass this along,
> although I suspect the contents should be pretty obvious.
>
> >
> > Dale - do you think you could chase up with the upstream author to
> > find out if the current behaviour is intentional?
>
> I'll see what I can track down...
>
> Luck,
>
> Dwarf
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