Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:28:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Circumstance leading up to removal of perl from base? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0806210228121.74296@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <20080621082440.N58666@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0806201845080.56988@prime.gushi.org> <20080621082440.N58666@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Wojciech Puchar wrote: Yes I know how to use the OS, I'm more sking for historical rivia reasons. -Dan >> >> I know it was a long time ago, but I was talking with a co-worker about why >> perl was removed from the base in v5 -- I seem to recall a discussion on >> some mailing list about either the number of arguments or the format of the >> arguments and/or output of a base perl function having changed between >> 5.005 and 5.6.1. > > because it's not needed for programs in base system, but you have ports and > always can install it. > > the rule is keep base system simple and small. it's BSD anyway :) > -- "One...plus two...plus one...plus one." -Tim Curry, Clue --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------
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