Re: Problems with dd and the keywords swab and sync
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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