Re: [PATCH] [BUILTIN] Allow SIG* signal names.

[Isaac Jurado <diptongo@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> That argues that we should drop our strcasecmp() for the much simpler
>>> strcmp(), in order to remove the bloat we already have.
>>
>> Such a change would be at odds with the goal of dash to be a usable
>> shell. It is not good to break existing scripts, even if those
>> scripts are not strictly POSIX-compliant, and particularly so if the
>> scripts relied on designed behaviour. Such changes can waste a lot of
>> time.
>
> I agree with Jilles.  I don't think any change is required here.

That answers directly to the case sensitivity of signal names.  Is it
also the same answer about supporting the SIG* prefix?

Cheers.

-- 
Isaac Jurado

"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding"
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