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From: rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: getgrnam(3) bug
Message-ID: <757@fig.bbn.com>
Date: 20 May 88 15:06:05 GMT
References: <6076@sigi.Colorado.EDU> <769@yabbie.rmit.oz> <1084@X.UUCP>
Organization: BBN Laboratories Inc., Cambridge MA
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Point:
    "It's a bug that getgrnam(3) requires each entry to be on one line."
Counterpoint:
    "Yeah, a bug in your editor; get a new one."
My rebuttal:
    As it comes out of the box, BSD comes with ed and vi.  If reasonable
    tasks force me to create a file that the supplied tools can't create,
    then there's a bug.

There are two solutions:
    1.  Remove the getgrnam(3) one line per entry restriction.
    2.  Ship another editor with BSD.

I believe the first choice is far superior.
	/rich $alz
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