GNU bug report logs - #33787
Policy Change: Use of /etc/gnu.conf files to configure default system behavior

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:14:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
To: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 33787 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33787: Policy Change: Use of /etc/gnu.conf files to configure default system behavior
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:46:08 -0800


On 12/20/2018 5:21 PM, Assaf Gordon wrote:

> If you are requesting such features (or others)
> It's best to start a new thread for each topic.
----

They've already been discussed and ignored because there was no
way to add the feature for a default behavior other than
ENV vars or a config, both of which have been rallied against
to maintain the behavior monopoly with the existing devs.
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