GNU bug report logs - #9450
Bug report on 'dirname' : when jokers match several files

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Laurent TARRISSE" <ltarrisse <at> midilibre.com>

Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 9450-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Laurent TARRISSE <ltarrisse <at> midilibre.com>
Cc: 9450-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9450: Bug report on 'dirname' : when jokers match several
	files
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:33:30 -0700

On 09/07/11 00:21, Laurent TARRISSE wrote:
> The 'bug' appeared on Linux, because dirname doesn't output the path when
> several arguments are passed to it. :)

The same 'bug' will also appear on Solaris 10; its
dirname does the same thing as GNU/Linux's dirname.

I'm afraid you're fighting an uphill battle here.
I'd fix the script rather than expecting
other implementations to match HP-UX's quirks.

I'm marking this as "done" since I don't expect
the GNU/Linux version to change.
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