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Re: CLI Java Glitch

From Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: CLI Java Glitch
Date 2011-06-22 14:45 -0700
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On Jun 22, 7:46 pm, Gene Wirchenko <ge...@ocis.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:06:38 -0700, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org>
> wrote:
> >Of course, javac and java are both used by many users. How do you
> >propose to let "the user" be the one to prevail, when there are
> >thousands of users with different backgrounds and interface expectations?
>
>      Easy on this point.  Accepting case-insensitive filenames as
> matching when there is no ambiguity is more helpful to more users than
> throwing an error is.

My preference is to retain the current situation where the 'java'
command consistently rejects a wrong classname. I prefer consistent
behaviour over the ability to type the class name without pressing the
shift key (in most cases).

Your preference, I believe, is the opposite.

I don't think either of us should present our personal preference as
being "more helpful to more users" without being reasonably certain
that we speak for the majority of users.

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CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-20 14:24 -0700
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-20 14:48 -0700
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-20 18:49 -0300
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-06-20 22:09 +0000
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-06-21 10:16 +1000
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-21 22:49 +0100
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-06-21 15:11 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-21 16:37 -0700
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-06-21 17:54 -0700
            Re: CLI Java Glitch lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 09:02 -0700
              Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 10:12 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-22 10:39 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-22 09:50 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-22 19:44 +0100
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-23 12:31 -0400
              Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-23 23:04 +0100
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-06-23 21:40 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-24 09:43 -0400
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-23 12:24 -0400
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-23 14:32 -0700
            Re: CLI Java Glitch lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 09:12 -0700
              Re: CLI Java Glitch Bent C Dalager <bcd@pvv.ntnu.no> - 2011-06-24 22:49 +0000
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-26 20:29 -0700
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-21 16:29 -0700
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-06-22 11:54 +0100
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 10:16 -0700
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-06-22 11:06 -0700
              Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 11:46 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 12:50 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-06-23 15:23 +0100
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-23 08:58 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 08:58 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-24 11:36 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-06-22 14:45 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-22 23:29 +0100
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-06-22 18:08 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-23 23:20 +0100
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-06-24 10:28 +1000
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-25 22:58 +0100
                Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-26 20:31 -0700
                Re: CLI Java Glitch lewbloch <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-06-24 09:00 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-22 20:00 +0100
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-06-23 15:18 +0100
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-06-23 11:40 +1000
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-06-23 20:21 +1000
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-23 09:00 -0700
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Esmond Pitt <esmond.pitt@bigpond.com> - 2011-06-24 10:24 +1000
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-21 22:52 +0100
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-20 19:11 -0400
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Lew Bloch <lewisbloch@google.com> - 2011-06-20 16:25 -0700
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-20 19:45 -0400
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Lew Bloch <lewisbloch@google.com> - 2011-06-20 18:28 -0700
        Ping: Lew Bloch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-20 23:26 -0400
          Re: Ping: Lew Bloch Lew Bloch <lewisbloch@google.com> - 2011-06-21 10:25 -0700
            Re: Ping: Lew Bloch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-21 14:36 -0400
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-06-20 17:02 -0700
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-20 20:37 -0400
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-20 20:44 -0400
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-21 22:45 +0100
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-06-20 16:55 -0700
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-20 20:44 -0400
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-20 19:26 -0700
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-06-21 02:34 -0700
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Silvio <silvio@moc.com> - 2011-06-21 16:50 +0200
        Re: CLI Java Glitch "Gavino" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-21 21:35 +0200
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-06-21 11:59 -0700
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-21 13:03 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-21 14:21 -0700
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-20 19:29 -0700
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-06-21 22:42 +0100
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-21 14:48 -0700
  Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-21 21:52 -0400
    Re: CLI Java Glitch Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-22 07:56 -0300
      Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-22 08:02 -0400
        Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 10:18 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-22 15:01 -0400
            Re: CLI Java Glitch Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-06-22 12:54 -0700
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-06-22 18:52 -0300
          Re: CLI Java Glitch Michael Wojcik <mwojcik@newsguy.com> - 2011-06-23 15:13 -0400

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