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Re: uname -p is broken
From: |
Bob Proulx |
Subject: |
Re: uname -p is broken |
Date: |
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:58:47 -0700 |
> > Note that the -p option is not standard. For portable applications
> > you should avoid using that option. In fact the uname functionality
> Well as both -s and -p are present it would seem sensible that they
> worked. If there is an issue with it not working why is it present in a
> broken format and not corrected?
I have no idea. It is probably a legacy of the code base. I only
pointed out the non-portable nature of it so that you would not be
caught unawares.
Bob