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 #43 received at 11675-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Edward Schwartz <edmcman <at> cmu.edu>, 11675-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11675: stty bad C semantics
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:41:21 +0200
Paul Eggert wrote:
> 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.

Thanks.  With that, I've pushed it and marked this as done.




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