Re: [Bug-tar] [patch v3] Bug / question in tar

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Pavel Raiskup wrote:
> I hope we came to conclusion that we really should not modify output (or
> program behavior) based on what the output is (that goes against GNU
> Coding Guidelines).  We can only react on inputs (similarly like in my
> [v3] patch).  So in that regard I am against that patch.

As I understand the GNU Coding Standards[1], they refer to sending text 
output to a device (terminal or otherwise). They say nothing about 
sending binary data to a terminal.

In my opinion, binary data like a tar archive or a compressed file 
should neither be read from nor written to a terminal. In fact writing 
binary data to a terminal can be more destructive (require the use of 
'reset') than reading binary data from it.

[1] http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/User-Interfaces.html


Best regards,
Antonio.