X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 14:15:27 -0400 (EDT) From: William Sutton To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: ps -ef difference linux/cygwin (arguments) In-Reply-To: <20090501181122.GD11295@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Message-ID: References: <20090429081129.GA44103@xs4all.nl> <20090429144728.GB12904@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090429150130.GC12904@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090501145221.GA6507@amd64.of.nowhere> <20090501181122.GD11295@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (DEB 882 2007-12-20) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com I'll point out that there is also a significant difference between a direct response and gratuitous insults. William Sutton On Fri, 1 May 2009, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 04:52:21PM +0200, jurriaan@rivierenland.xs4all.nl wrote: >> From: Mark J. Reed >> Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:31:13AM -0400 >>> This has come up before; an archive search might save some repetition. >> >> Yes, sorry about that. I can understand that the output of ps is used >> in scripts. I find it harder to understand that adding a new flag to >> ps would also break those scripts, > > You're assuming a fact not in evidence. > >> but what I'd love most and suspect would keep this question from >> popping up and getting everybody excited now and again would be a small >> line in the ps man page. > > Well, the current "excitement" was apparently because I provided a one > line direct response to a question rather than assuming that what was > actually being asked for was a history lesson and a reminder that > patches are thoughtfuly considered. Little did I know that there was an > indignant person out there who was capable of speaking for lots of > Cygwin users who languished in ignorance on this subject. > > Languishing aside, however, if someone is willing to provide a patch to > provide a new option and new functionality, it will be given the same > attention that we always give to patches. > > cgf > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/