Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!burl!clyde!watmath!idallen From: idallen@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix,net.lang.c Subject: Re: filename: no permission Message-ID: <6908@watmath.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 11:17:21 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.6908 Posted: Thu Feb 16 11:17:21 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 06:35:31 EST References: <1703@rlgvax.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 16 Hmm. I think even the shell should print its name in the messages that it gives. Though it is a "meta command", the text "filename: no permission" looks just like the same text printed by so many other programs. People won't always be running in the foreground programs that produce error messages. The problem is worse when logged in to several machines, or with commands that deal with files on several machines. Ideally, if the program that generates the error message is the only one running, no program name or machine name is needed. If more than one program is running, the programs should print their names. If logged in to more than one machine, programs should identify their machine too. Now, how on earth can a program know the right thing to do? -- -IAN! (Ian! D. Allen) University of Waterloo