GNU bug report logs - #11675
stty bad C semantics

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Edward Schwartz <edmcman <at> cmu.edu>

Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #38 received at 11675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Edward Schwartz <edmcman <at> cmu.edu>, 11675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11675: stty bad C semantics
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:33:45 -0700

On 06/12/2012 07:33 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Here's a way to solve the problem that doesn't require restoring
> the memset calls.  It feels slightly hackish

But it's hackish in a good way!  It's a bit faster
and smaller and more portable than the existing code,
and it's faster and smaller than all the other proposed
fixes.  It's clearly the best idea yet.  Thanks for
cutting the Gordian knot.
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