Follow-up Comment #22, bug #12162 (project findutils):
I'd just like to cast another vote for the view that the behavior of the -size
flag is incorrect. Though I have read and understood the arguments in favor
of maintaining the current behavior, I don't see any way around the following
dilemma. Either:
1) -size is broken because of the rounding behavior, or
2) -size correctly implements a different search criterion (i.e. size by
blocks), and therefore find lacks a flag for search by file size.
Although I would be mildly surprised to learn that anyone has written code
which relies on the rounding behavior, there's surely no harm in adding
another flag, (e.g. -filesize as Jay Youngman suggested) which has the
semantics that 99.9% of users expect?
I find myself in sympathy with xeo's incredulity that a behavior that has
bitten this many people since (at least) 2005 has not been remedied by any of
the Pareto-optimal, compatability-preserving means available, like adding
another flag that does the right thing. Can I ask what would constitute
sufficient evidence that fixing this behavior (or remedying it with another
flag) would be endorsed by the community?
Best regards,
Patrick.
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