On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 02:00:15PM +0200, you wrote:
Up to now, I was under the impression that the +n-syntax falls in posix under case 3.
No, up to now it was specifically allowed for legacy reasons. When that was removed, it falls back to normal argument syntax. Extensions which begin with "-" meet the syntax guidelines, but extensions which begin with "+" do not. Again, this is to reduce surprise for users, who are told "posix command arguments begin with '-'".
Of course, if you prefer that I discuss this with upstream, I could do that. However, I believe that the proper way to deal with requests is to discuss that with the Debian maintainer(s), and only if they tell someone to speak with upstream, do it.
I already did so--I have absolutely no interest in debating this. Mike Stone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
