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Re: [patch] work around ClearCase bug
- From: Eric Christopher <echristo at redhat dot com>
- To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at airs dot com>
- Cc: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>, binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 05 Dec 2001 23:52:12 -0800
- Subject: Re: [patch] work around ClearCase bug
- References: <20011206065844.GA8267@codesourcery.com> <sibshc94em.fsf@daffy.airs.com>
>
> I don't think GNU utilities should work around obvious bugs in a
> proprietary product like ClearCase. If this were not an obvious bug
> in ClearCase, I think it would be OK. If ClearCase were widely used,
> I think it would be OK. If ClearCase were free, I think it might be
> OK (though we would probably just fix ClearCase).
Not to disagree (and I'm not, I don't think it should go in either) but
clearcase is pretty widely used. I've seen it an awful lot at other
companies.
-eric
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