Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:34:41 +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote: > >> What does this have to do with GNU tar and it adding superflous >> options? Quite a lot. -j et.al. are non-standard options. If a >> (badly written) script relies on the presence of -j, this script >> won't work with a POSIX compliant tar > > The script is only badly written if it is supposed to be POSIX > compliant. Additional features can enhance a program
Given that we're talking about use of non-standard options present only in GNU tar vs. easily accessible standard compliant ways of solving the same problem: No, a script is badly written, if it makes use of non-standard options. > and make scripts > using it more readable/efficient/compact, providing the environment does > not require POSIX-compliance. e.g. portage can use tar-specific > enhancements if tar is in system on all profiles. Yes, it's very bad that Gentoo scripts don't limit themselves to POSIX. Another windmill to fight against. Alexander Skwar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
