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Maybe uutils could have a build feature that specifically turns off the prefix matching and will break stuff but allows using newer and more useful flags in exc
by zaarn 4y ago
Maybe uutils could have a build feature that specifically turns off the prefix matching and will break stuff but allows using newer and more useful flags in exchange. I've VERY rarely seen prefix-matched flags being used so I'd wager a distro could be fine deploying it that way.
Ie, setup the features "gnu-compatible-opt-matching" and ship it by default, then gate the extra features behind not turning on that feature.
- terts 4y agoIt's a good idea to make the prefix matching optional. I think it might be confusing to gate other features behind it though. I guess we'll get to this once we find flags that are important enough. So far, we haven't really had significant issues with this; compatibility remains our primary focus for now.