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bug#6176: [PATCH 2/2] sort: --debug: output data independent key warning


From: Eric Blake
Subject: bug#6176: [PATCH 2/2] sort: --debug: output data independent key warnings
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 07:53:23 -0600
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On 05/11/2010 05:39 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> The attached patch gives warnings about questionable
> option combinations. For example:
> 
> $ sort --debug -rb -k1,1n /dev/null
> ! options `-b' are ignored
> ! option `-r' only applies to last-resort comparison

That looks awkward, both when compared to the GCS convention of listing
the program name rather than !, and in respect to plurality:

sort: option `-b' is ignored
sort: option `-r' only applies to last-resort comparison

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Eric Blake   address@hidden    +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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