Re: bug in hostname

[Paul Jarc]

address@hidden (Bob Proulx) wrote:
> So I really can't see how someone can call it a bug that they don't
> exist.  I can only see that someone would rather use the net-tools
> version with all of the bells and whistles instead of basic
> functionality of the BSD compatible versions.

Right.  But it would still be *nice* if GNU hostname did not trigger
any breakage in such non-portable scripts.  And it would be nice if
GNU hostname supported both the -s/--short and -f/--fqdn options, so
that it would not enforce policy, but rather let admins decide for
themselves which form to use - i.e., the long form. :)


paul