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From: Brian Foster <brian.foster@maxim-ic.com>
To: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] mtdinfo: consolidate help as display_help()
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:02:43 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201108171002.43683.brian.foster@maxim-ic.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN8TOE9yGBts+8oZ-TZoSH8wRdRmctN5c6w3JQgUdbwmpRNJGw@mail.gmail.com>

On Tuesday 16 August 2011 19:12:38 Brian Norris wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Brian Foster <brian.foster@maxim-ic.com> wrote:
>[ ... ]
> >  The other thing I won't worry about is the assumption every
> >  output byte in PROGRAM_NAME is a printing glyph occupying
> >  exactly one cell.  That is true (in this case) ....
> 
> Not sure how often anyone needs to worry about this one...

 In a previous job, this issue(in several variations) was real and live.
 So it's always in the back of my mind....   ;-)

> this particular discussion is mostly an exercise in frivolity

 Agreed!

 Many thanks for your kind and patient help.
cheers,
	-blf-
-- 
Brian FOSTER
Principal MTS, Software
Maxim Integrated Products (Microcontroller BU), formerly Innova Card
Web    : http://www.maxim-ic.com/

  reply	other threads:[~2011-08-17  8:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-09 21:36 [PATCH v2 0/5] bugfix, cleanup for mtdinfo Brian Norris
2011-08-09 21:36 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] mtdinfo: don't open NULL pointer when getting region_info with `-a' Brian Norris
2011-08-11  4:31   ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-09 21:36 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] mtdinfo: refactor code to remove "args.all" dependency Brian Norris
2011-08-11  4:33   ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-09 21:36 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] mtdinfo: restructure help message Brian Norris
2011-08-11  4:33   ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-09 21:36 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] mtdinfo: fixup "example usage" help section Brian Norris
2011-08-11  4:33   ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-09 21:36 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] mtdinfo: consolidate help as display_help() Brian Norris
2011-08-11  4:33   ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-11 16:19     ` [PATCH v3 " Brian Norris
2011-08-11 17:15       ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-12  7:06       ` Brian Foster
2011-08-12 16:37         ` Brian Norris
2011-08-13 18:10           ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-15 17:27             ` Brian Norris
2011-08-16  4:00               ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-16  7:18                 ` Brian Foster
2011-08-16 17:12                   ` Brian Norris
2011-08-17  8:02                     ` Brian Foster [this message]
2011-08-15 20:17       ` [PATCH v4 " Brian Norris
2011-08-16 14:15 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] bugfix, cleanup for mtdinfo Artem Bityutskiy

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