Re: diffutils 2.8 and -u/-U options

[Ignacio Goyret]

>please note that portable scripts will still not be able to use -NUM,
>since POSIX does not require it.

That seems more like a problem with the POSIX spec than with anything
else. -NUM is widely accepted by other versions of diff not based on gnu.
Ignoring reality makes for a rather useless specification.

Anyway, sorry for venting -- it's not your fault, but POSIX seems
to annoy me more than help me. :-(


>> Is there an environment variable that one can set to make diff ignore
>> these POSIX silliness
>
>Yes.  _POSIX2_VERSION.  Please see the documentation.

This works for me and it is now a permanent part of my environment.

Thanks for your help!
-Ignacio