Re: shar produces bad shar file !!!

[Bob Proulx]

Bruce Korb wrote:
> It already has such an option.

Yes, I know.  I showed an example using it.  (You started the trend by
saying you should report the problem to the maintainer! :-)

> I didn't know I would need it.

Having it do this automatically would be nice.

> Most programs aren't chatty enough.  :)  User entertainment
> is important.  It convinces your users that the program has
> not gotten lost.  That means that there ought to be output
> every few seconds.  Some programs produce more than that.
> I don't care for that, but it's easier to discard output
> than seeing stuff that isn't there.  :)

Each to their own!

TTFN,
Bob