GNU bug report logs - #50097
gzip: add "--keep" option to keep original files unchanged

Previous Next

Full log

Message #50 received at 50097 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Krzysztof Żelechowski <giecrilj <at> stegny.2a.pl>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo <at> sdfg.com.ar>, 50097 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#50097: gzip: add "--keep" option to keep original files
 unchanged
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 03:02:41 +0200

Dnia sobota, 21 sierpnia 2021 15:55:45 CEST Jim Meyering pisze:
> I.e., we have to weigh "what could go wrong?" against "what would be
> improved?" In this case, the weights are small on each side. That alone
> argues against making a semantics-changing modification to such a tool.

The bad weight on the "for" side is 0, the counterexamples are unconvincing.

BR,
Chris

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.