GNU bug report logs - #66582
annoying, needless warning messages from [fe]grep

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Noah Friedman <noah <at> splode.com>

Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 57604, 58502, 60257

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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sam James <sam <at> gentoo.org>
To: Noah Friedman <noah <at> splode.com>
Cc: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org, 66582 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66582: annoying, needless warning messages from [fe]grep
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:28:30 +0100
Noah Friedman <noah <at> splode.com> writes:

> Just because a program is considered deprecated or obsolete by a standards
> committee, is no reason to actually force that program out of use or
> availablity.  And since when does GNU adhere strictly to POSIX anyway?

grep is not from coreutils. As for the issue you discuss, it's being
brought up on the grep mailing lists already (and I agree with the whole
thing being silly).




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