linux-kernel - Re: [Breakage] Git v2.21.0-rc0

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Message-ID: <20190208220714.GG11927@genre.crustytoothpaste.net>
Date:   Fri, 8 Feb 2019 22:07:15 +0000
From:   "brian m. carlson" <sandals@...stytoothpaste.net>
To:     Jeff King <peff@...f.net>
Cc:     "Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@...bridge.com>,
        'Junio C Hamano' <gitster@...ox.com>, git@...r.kernel.org,
        'Linux Kernel' <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        git-packagers@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Breakage] Git v2.21.0-rc0 - t5318 (NonStop)

On Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 02:31:57PM -0500, Jeff King wrote:
> > It is available AFAIK on Linux, POSIX, and Windows under Cygwin.
> > That's more than /dev/zero has anyway. I have the patch ready if you
> > want it.
> 
> Is it POSIX? Certainly truncate() is, but I didn't think the
> command-line tool was. If it really is available everywhere, then yeah,
> I'd be fine with it.

It's not. POSIX doesn't specify the command, and macOS lacks it, I
believe.
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brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
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