Re: CVS commit: basesrc/etc

To: yamt%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: CVS commit: basesrc/etc
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry%wasabisystems.com@localhost>
Date: 21 Aug 2001 12:18:06 -0400

YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> chown user.group -> chown user:group
> 
> according to cvs log of basesrc/etc/etc.sun3/ttyaction and
> archive of source-changes, it was backed out with MAKEDEV
> because of portability issue.
> but i think ttyaction doesn't have that issue as it's never
> executed on non-NetBSD environment.

In general, user:group is the portable construct. user.group is not
portable.

Perry
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