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[PATCH] tap: new `--merge-prefix' option to prefix stderr before merging

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Reported by: Richard Hansen <rhansen <at> rhansen.org>

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 08:40:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

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From: Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281 <at> gmail.com>
To: Richard Hansen <rhansen <at> rhansen.org>
Cc: 72536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#72536] [PATCH] tap: new `--merge-prefix' option to prefix stderr before merging
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:47:32 -0500

Richard Hansen wrote:
> Attached are a couple of patches to improve the TAP driver.  I don't 
> know if `--merge-prefix' is the best name for the new option; 
> suggestions for alternatives would be appreciated.

I would suggest `--label-stderr' or `--stderr-message-prefix' as better 
option names to open a discussion.  The main problem I see with 
`--merge-prefix' is that it is using "merge" in a sense that can only be 
understood with the detailed context of what the TAP driver does.


-- Jacob
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