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[PATCH] dd: sparse conv flag

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Message #29 received at 9157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 9157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "Roman Rybalko \(devel\)" <devel <at> romanr.info>
Subject: Re: bug#9157: [PATCH] dd: sparse conv flag
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:14:14 -0800

On 02/27/2012 08:10 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> I'm also thinking I should warn once when
> the new lseek fails, but only after the fall back
> write() succeeds.

I wouldn't bother.  Either diagnostic should suffice,
and warning about the lseek would slow the app down
a bit and make it more complicated.

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