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Re: RFC: wc --max-line-length vs. TABs [Re: Bug in wc
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Arnaldo Mandel |
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Re: RFC: wc --max-line-length vs. TABs [Re: Bug in wc |
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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:19:41 -0300 |
Bo Borgerson wrote (on Aug 22, 2008):
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> Does it make sense to change the behavior for TAB, but not for "wide"
> characters?
Relying on an undocumented tab length seems bad. However, on chars I
suggest you just apply the bug->feature operator: document that line
length is in chars, and explain that chars is a locale-dependent
concept.
Just my 2 cents.
am