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Subject:	Re: GNU_grep-2.5c_beta
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Date:	Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:15:03 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Alain Magloire" <alain AT qnx DOT com>
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.LNX.4.10.10102191429130.7600-100000@acp3bf> from "Hans-Bernhard Broeker" at Feb 19, 2001 02:36:08 PM
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> 
> > It is.  But please note that even termcap requires that you call
> > specialized functions, such as tgetent, tputs, etc.
> 
> Exactly. So 'grep' should do that anyway, instead of assuming the terminal
> is ANSI-compatible and color-capable. I.e. it already may have to be
> considered broken or at least badly implemented on Unix, too, not just for
> the purpose of the DJGPP port.

Fair enough.

And on the other side of the fence, I've been flooded with emails
'purists' explainning that highlight should not be part of grep.
But then again every new features to a Unix utilility are attacks on
the Unix is a toolbox mentality.

The points brought forward by Eli are valid, if the --color survives
the beta it will be to be somewhat more portable.

Thanks for the feeback.

P.S.: For the 'less' thread, its not my juridiction.

-- 
au revoir, alain
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