----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zdenek Styblik" <zdenek.styb...@gmail.com> > To: "Ales Ledvinka" <aledv...@redhat.com> > Cc: "ipmitool-devel" <ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:03:28 PM > Subject: Re: Code Review - ID: 3595612 - ask for password once only if used > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Ales Ledvinka <aledv...@redhat.com> > wrote: > [...] > > > > Sure. For the specific corner cases that I overlooked. Unlikely > > to be used by anyone. Rather then dropping the compatibility > > for almost anyone by reworking and failing on invalid argument > > combinations - your proposal. > > > > Automation is not a corner case. But yes. And software develops, > evolves, things do change. > > [...] > > For the -a -f filename example it is: > > Same variable. > > Interactive input was dropped. Now not asked for at all. > > Last occurred option used as before. > > > > Oh, you finally got it?
QA perspective? All the time. User perspective? Not yet. > > Claims to be annoyance removal. Since we do not share the same idea > > of the bug in the option parsing there is no common resolution of > > what > > can be proper fix. > > > > That's right. And I actually gave it an extra thought and I think > this > is not something that needs and has to be fixed. Because you're not > going to police all arguments, which were passed once or N times, in > which order, are you? So what makes '-a' and '-Y' special? Nothing. > It's just a mere deficiency of getopt() or perhaps it's misuse or > perhaps just a lack of thought in ipmitool's design. Only shadow > knows. > Please, close the ticket as ``Won't fix'' since this is not something > that needs fixing. > > Thanks! > Z. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
