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From: | Phillip Susi |
Subject: | Re: making GNU ls -i (--inode) work around the linux readdir bug |
Date: | Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:34:15 -0400 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) |
Jim Meyering wrote:
The change I expect to implement does not going against POSIX. On the contrary, the standard actually says the current readdir behavior is buggy. See my previous reference to a quote from readdir's rationale.
"Going against the standard behavior" means differing in behavior that all other implementations have. The new POSIX standard verbiage you pointed out only _hints_ that that it is incorrect behavior, with no justification for that position.
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