Jim Meyering wrote on 16-07-08 12:47:

The trouble is that global state is reused
when processing the second and subsequent
file argument.  Fixing that will require a more
invasive change, and I'm not convinced it's even
worth my time.  Does anyone even use ptx these day?

Me, sometimes.

Does anyone rely on the GNU extension of accepting more
than one input file?  Since it appears that feature has never
worked properly, I seriously doubt it.  So I'm considering

Not me.

whether to add ptx to the list of programs that are not
installed by default.

Hmmm...


bjd


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