Re: [issue1306] sed(1) adds trailing newline

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex Hornung (via DragonFly issue tracker) wrote:
> Alex Hornung <ahornung@gmail.com> added the comment:
>
> Standard[1] dictates: "Whenever the pattern space is written to standard 
> output or a named file, sed shall immediately follow it with a <newline>."
>
> In my personal opinion, though, I'd prefer to see a gnu-compatible sed, even 
> if that means breaking standards compliance.

The standard is exceptionally clear on this, and I don't quite see why we should introduce a regression for an insignificant script which assumes sed is operating in a non-conforming way.  Their shell script is wrong.

cheers
 simon