[bug #49466] xargs with 2>&1 returns error code in macOS 10.12

2017-07-23 Thread Michael Cahill
Follow-up Comment #6, bug #49466 (project findutils): This issue appears to be fixed: it no longer reproduces for me with macOS 10.12.6. I suspect it was caused by the same underlying behavior change to poll described here: https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/1057 (fixed in 10.12.2). __

Re: findutils 4.6.0 v. Tru64 (strftime() v. "%F"?)

2017-07-23 Thread Bruno Haible
James Youngman wrote: > I'd need to update the > gnulib version so one which offers nstrftime (instead of the old name) This gnulib module is now called 'nstrftime'. Bruno

[bug #51151] [wishlist] xargs -o support for interactive commands

2017-07-23 Thread Thorsten Glaser
Follow-up Comment #13, bug #51151 (project findutils): James, can *you* remember to type that? I consider myself good in shell (after all, I maintain one), and still it took three times to type that from memory right, and that was *after* reading in the GNU documentation to use this form. Plus t

[bug #49466] xargs with 2>&1 returns error code in macOS 10.12

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
Follow-up Comment #5, bug #49466 (project findutils): Could you provide a system call trace? ___ Reply to this item at: ___ Message sent via/by Savannah

Re: findutils 4.6.0 v. Tru64 (strftime() v. "%F"?)

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 10:04 PM, Paul Eggert wrote: > On 05/25/2017 07:54 AM, Eric Blake wrote: >> >> So yes, either findutils should be using nstrftime() and not strftime() >> (which will guarantee that these sequences work), or it is indeed time >> to patch gnulib to provide a replacement strft

Re: findutils 4.6.0 v. Tru64 (strftime() v. "%F"?)

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
Please try the attached patch, which should fix the problem with %F on Tru64 and on HP-UX. From 95816b29d46fb6b64754d4a66e7d918b3f134a1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Youngman Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:19:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] find: avoid strftime's non-portable %F specifier. To: findut

[bug #51151] [wishlist] xargs -o support for interactive commands

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
Follow-up Comment #12, bug #51151 (project findutils): I've read the discussion but I don't understand what's wrong with this approach: git grep -l -z foo | xargs -0 sh -c 'jupp "$@" < /dev/tty' jupp This doesn't need "xargs -o" and is not specific to any shell implementation. There is talk in

[bug #51506] Better support for data processing with basenames

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
Update of bug #51506 (project findutils): Severity: 3 - Normal => 1 - Wish Status:None => Wont Fix Assigned to:None => jay Open/Closed:

Re: is slocate database still new?

2017-07-23 Thread James Youngman
On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 6:49 PM, Igor Fontana wrote: > EHLO, > > im running 4.6.0 and im getting this: > > glocate: ‘/var/lib/locate/locatedb’ is an slocate database. Support > for these is new, expect problems for now. > glocate: ‘/var/lib/locate/locatedb’ is an slocate database. Turnin

Re: is slocate database still new?

2017-07-23 Thread Bernhard Voelker
On 07/19/2017 06:46 PM, Igor Fontana wrote: > 4.6.0 is from 2015 and is teh latest release so far. waiting for teh next! ty > <3 your point. Let's see if we can do a release in the next 1-2 months. Have a nice day, Berny