[ogb-discuss] Nameclash on svn_77 because Sun is ignoring PSARC discussions

[Joerg Schilling]

Nicolas Williams <Nicolas.Williams at sun.com> wrote:

> > -	The better readable output from compare is not compatible with the
> > 	POSIX cmp definition
>
> Ooops, you've got to fix that if your compare is to replace cmp(1).  Add
> an option to output the new style of output.  Alternatively see below.

I never intended to call my compare cmp.

> > It is sometimes easier not to be forced to be 100% compatible to POSIX ;-)
>
> Or you could rename your compare to something else that conflicts
> neither with the existing cmp(1) nor the new compare(1) (yes, it came in
> before yours and now you're not happy; c'est la vie).   ecmp, fcmp, ...
> four letters long is better than seven -- less typing.

If someone starts to use a name that has been in use since 20 years before, this
entity needs to change the name to something that does not conflict.

Jörg

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