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timeout: Feature Request: --verbose ==> output if timeout was reached

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>, 21760 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Thomas Güttler <guettliml <at> thomas-guettler.de>
Cc: Ian Jackson <ijackson <at> chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Subject: Re: bug#21760: timeout: Feature Request: --verbose ==> output if
 timeout
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:06:18 +0100

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On 11/27/2017 07:21 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> Blush. Please apply.

Thanks, pushed.

>> BTW: what do you think about a new syntax-check rule to verify that
>> all options in usage are actually supported?
>> Some of the option checks for some utilities might become complicated,
>> but maybe still worth ...
> 
> I've caught this particular issue myself in a couple of patches from others,
> so I'll write a syntax check later today hopefully.

I've also played a bit ... and it turned out to become a regular
test instead of a syntax-check rule.
It's a draft, and I only tested here on openSUSE:Tumbleweed,
but at least it seems to be a good start.  Maybe it should be
marked as expensive.

Have a nice day,
Berny

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