On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 07:46, Bruce Korb wrote: > Linux-isms do not belong in POSIX. LSB is the venue for the issue. > > Regards, Bruce
Agreed, and in the LSB, we have (as has been pointed out) lsb_release that gives all this stuff. > lsb_release -a > LSB Version: 1.3 > Distributor ID: RedHat > Description: Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike) > Release: 9 > Codename: Shrike This is not a venue for invention ... widespread existing practice is what goes into the standard. If a large number of implementations (say, those based on some Open Source kernel and library) had uname -d behaving as you describe, it would be appropriate for the standards committees to consider it for inclusion. But WE DON"T INVENT STUFF HERE (sorry for shouting, but it is a critical point!). (OK, the LSB invented lsb_release, but they also supplied it to all the vendors) -- Nick Stoughton USENIX/FSG Standards Liaison [EMAIL PROTECTED] (510) 388 1413 _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
