GNU bug report logs - #16061
Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>

Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 20:55:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 16061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Philipp Thomas <pth <at> suse.de>, Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>,
 16061 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16061: Error in the message for src/shuf.c:73 in 8.22-pre3
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:51:39 +0000
On 12/06/2013 05:57 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 12/05/2013 04:15 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
>> BTW: What was the reason to default n=1 with -r anyway?
> 
> There is no reason, and I see that I should have reviewed the --repetition
> patch better.  Let's change the default back to infinity, which
> is what it was before.  And let's change --repetitions to --repeat.
> Here's a patch, which I've taken the liberty of pushing.

Not great timing, but I do agree with the change.
It all looks good.

thanks,
Pádraig.




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