--testnet and --chain testnet use different tesnets

[igorbarinov]

From help

--testnet            Geth-compatible testnet mode. Equivalent to --chain
                           testnet --keys-path $HOME/parity/testnet-keys.
                           Overrides the --keys-path option.

should be equal

In 1.3.15
--testnet - Ropsten
--chain testnet - Morden

ubuntu@parity:~$ parity --testnet
2016-12-30 06:37:21 UTC Warning: Parity UI is disabled in this release. Please upgrade to version 1.4.2 or higher.
2016-12-30 06:37:21 UTC Starting Parity/v1.3.15-stable-a65a556-20161203/x86_64-linux-gnu/rustc1.12.1
2016-12-30 06:37:21 UTC Using state DB journalling strategy fast
2016-12-30 06:37:21 UTC Configured for Ropsten using Ethash engine
^C2016-12-30 06:37:23 UTC Finishing work, please wait...
^C^C^Cpa
ubuntu@parity:~$ parity --chain testnet
2016-12-30 06:37:53 UTC Warning: Parity UI is disabled in this release. Please upgrade to version 1.4.2 or higher.
2016-12-30 06:37:53 UTC Starting Parity/v1.3.15-stable-a65a556-20161203/x86_64-linux-gnu/rustc1.12.1
2016-12-30 06:37:53 UTC Using state DB journalling strategy fast
2016-12-30 06:37:53 UTC Configured for Morden using Ethash engine

In 1.4.6
--testnet - Ropsten
--chain testnet - Morden

➜  ~ parity --testnet
2016-12-29 22:33:32  Starting Parity/v1.4.6-beta-5feccf1-20161205/x86_64-macos/rustc1.14.0
2016-12-29 22:33:32  State DB configuation: fast
2016-12-29 22:33:32  Operating mode: active
2016-12-29 22:33:32  Configured for Ropsten using Ethash engine
2016-12-29 22:33:33  Public node URL: enode://c389cc025f99513a5c17d5eb9cce4465602441a9b0266e0a7222dfe8cb80a35b050e9c6c30e5c16ea6fc1c4fa2d0e8c4a5b8a42ec7ceee2c4d00e7f79e3ec4b3@192.168.1.192:30303
2016-12-29 22:33:43  Syncing  #247313 06f5…536e    401 blk/s 2047 tx/s 116 Mgas/s     242+  806 Qed    #248372    3/ 4/25 peers      2 MiB db    6 MiB chain    6 MiB queue  726 KiB sync
2016-12-29 22:33:46  Imported #249716 3264…44f3 (0 txs, 0.00 Mgas, 1.93 ms, 0.53 KiB) + another 17 block(s) containing 78 tx(s)
^C2016-12-29 22:33:46  Finishing work, please wait...
2016-12-29 22:33:46
➜  ~ parity --chain testnet
2016-12-29 22:33:50  Starting Parity/v1.4.6-beta-5feccf1-20161205/x86_64-macos/rustc1.14.0
2016-12-29 22:33:50  State DB configuation: fast
2016-12-29 22:33:50  Operating mode: active
2016-12-29 22:33:50  Configured for Morden using Ethash engine
2016-12-29 22:33:50  Public node URL: enode://c389cc025f99513a5c17d5eb9cce4465602441a9b0266e0a7222dfe8cb80a35b050e9c6c30e5c16ea6fc1c4fa2d0e8c4a5b8a42ec7ceee2c4d00e7f79e3ec4b3@192.168.1.192:30303
2016-12-29 22:34:20      0/ 0/25 peers      7 KiB db    7 KiB chain  0 bytes queue 448 bytes sync
^C2016-12-29 22:34:23  Finishing work, please wait...
2016-12-29 22:34:23

Is it bug or feature?

[rphmeier]

I would say this is definitely not intended behavior.