[bug#72536] [PATCH] tap: new `--merge-prefix' option to prefix stderr before merging
Jacob Bachmeyer <[email protected]> Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:47:32 -0500
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Richard Hansen wrote: > Attached are a couple of patches to improve the TAP driver. I don't > know if `--merge-prefix' is the best name for the new option; > suggestions for alternatives would be appreciated. I would suggest `--label-stderr' or `--stderr-message-prefix' as better option names to open a discussion. The main problem I see with `--merge-prefix' is that it is using "merge" in a sense that can only be understood with the detailed context of what the TAP driver does. -- Jacob