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> Who cares if it's not strictly POSIX compliant: it makes computing a better experience and that's all that matters Whilst I broadly agree with your point, I'
by BuildTheRobots 5y ago
> Who cares if it's not strictly POSIX compliant: it makes computing a better experience and that's all that matters
Whilst I broadly agree with your point, I'd suggest that "better experience" can be extremely "eye of the beholder" - especially if it interrupts a long established workflow / toolkit.
- not2b 5y agoFor many, "long established workflow" now means "Linux with GNU userland". But if deviations from POSIX behavior by the GNU tools cause problems for a flow, that's what the POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable is for.