Re: CVS commit: src/bin/dd

[Bernd Ernesti <netbsd%lists.veego.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 02:42:04PM +0200, Antti Kantee wrote:
> On Tue Nov 23 2010 at 12:28:48 +0000, Matthias Scheler wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 09:04:28PM +0000, Antti Kantee wrote:
> > > Module Name:      src
> > > Committed By:     pooka
> > > Date:             Mon Nov 22 21:04:28 UTC 2010
> > > 
> > > Modified Files:
> > >   src/bin/dd: Makefile args.c dd.c dd.h extern.h position.c
> > > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > Add two new operands: "rif" and "rof".  They operate exactly like
> > > "if" and "of" with the exception that the communicate with a rump
> > > kernel instead of the host kernel.
> > 
> > This makes "dd" unusable if only "/" but not "/usr" is mounted because
> > it now depends on "/usr/lib/librumpclient.so.0".
> > 
> > Utilities in "/bin" and "/sbin" are supposed to work without
> > "/usr" mounted.
> 
> Good catch.  Fixed.  Sorry 'bout that oversight.

That doesn't resolve the concerns why this non standard options were added
to dd.

Can we go back to the previous versions for the moment and discuss it and
then do further changes?

Bernd