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Re: [RFC][PATCH] Print the usage string on stdout instead of stderr.

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Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date
May 17, 2010, 13:54 UTC
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On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:

>> [Note that for GNU progs, this behavior is explicitly required by the
>> GNU coding standards, and I think it's a pretty reasonable rule.]
>
> Fortunately, Git is not GNU software.

The point is not that git must follow these standards, but that it''s a reasonable guideline (as are many of the GNU standards), and it's generally useful if free software such as git is broadly consistent with other free software. For instance, git uses GNU-style long command-line option syntax, and this is a good thing.

-Miles
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  2. Michael J GruberMay 17, 2010
  3. Miles BaderMay 17, 2010
  4. Michael J GruberMay 17, 2010
  5. Miles BaderMay 17, 2010
  6. Giuseppe ScrivanoMay 17, 2010
  7. Tay Ray ChuanMay 17, 2010
  8. Giuseppe ScrivanoMay 17, 2010
  9. Michael J GruberMay 17, 2010
  10. Giuseppe ScrivanoMay 17, 2010
  11. Michael J GruberMay 18, 2010
  12. Giuseppe ScrivanoMay 24, 2010
  13. Michael J GruberMay 25, 2010
  14. Print the usage string on stdout instead of stderr.Giuseppe Scrivano, May 25, 2010

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