Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!pdn!tscs!tct!chip From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: SCO doesn't sell UNIX Message-ID: <275E9FD4.377B@tct.uucp> Date: 6 Dec 90 19:45:23 GMT References: <1990Dec1.225346.16828@NCoast.ORG> <1990Dec02.213409.17190@ka3ovk.irs.GOV> <1990Dec04.003651.13014@jadpc.cts.com> Organization: Teltronics/TCT, Sarasota, FL Lines: 15 According to jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch): >Or how about instead of silently truncating a file name > 14 >characters, giving you a nice big fat error in the middle of a make or >something until you clear a flag? Example: Try compiling cnews and >create the subst file for spacefor. Blows up everytime! Dispite my low general opinion of SCO UNIX, this feature I like. I don't know about anyone else, but to me, if a shell executes the command "cat foobarbazxyzzy >foobarbazxyzzy2" and, in the process, silently truncates "foobarbazxyzzy", that's a bug. -- Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT , "I'm really sorry I feel this need to insult some people..." -- John F. Haugh II (He thinks HE'S sorry?)