diff ibmscripts/cc @ 24:a4899cdfc2d6 default tip

Obfuscate the regexps to strip off the IBM compiler's copyright banners. I don't want bots scanning github to think they're real copyright notices because that could cause real problems.
author David A. Holland
date Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:40:23 -0400
parents 13d2b8934445
children
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--- a/ibmscripts/cc	Mon Jun 13 00:17:10 2022 -0400
+++ b/ibmscripts/cc	Mon Jun 13 00:40:23 2022 -0400
@@ -93,10 +93,21 @@
     echo "@@@Exit $?"
 ) 2>&1 | tr -d '\r' | tee "$LOG" | (
     if [ $QUIET = 1 ]; then
+      #
+      # The compiler prints its copyright banner every time you run
+      # it, that is, on every file, and there's apparently no way to
+      # fully suppress this.  So, since this is extremely annoying and
+      # interferes with development, delete the strings from the
+      # output. Obfuscate the regexps slightly, because I want them
+      # to be precise (no other messages should be suppressed) but I
+      # also don't want to be harassed by source-scanning bots or
+      # (perhaps) clueless lawyers that think they're actual IBM
+      # copyright notices. I wrote this script; it's not IBM's.
+      #
       sed '
-        /^IBM(R) VisualAge(TM) for C++ for Windows(R), Version 3\.5$/d
-        /^- Licensed Materials - Program-Property of IBM$/d
-        /^(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1991, 1996 - All Rights Reserved.$/d
+        /^[I][B][M](.) VisualAge(..) for C++ for Windows(.), Version 3\.5$/d
+        /^- [L]icensed [M]aterials - Program-[P]roperty of [I][B][M]$/d
+        /^(.) [C]opyright [I][B][M] [C]orp. 1991, 1996 - [A]ll [R]ights [R]eserved.$/d
       '
     else
       cat