Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 21:26:02 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> To: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> Cc: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk>, obrien@freebsd.org, arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Import of tcsh into src/contrib/, replacing src/usr.bin/csh Message-ID: <38F0D94A.D30F8D6@pipeline.ch> References: <20000406134916.A23265@dragon.nuxi.com> <4.3.1.2.20000407094800.00ac2970@gid.co.uk> <20000409145013.O1996@daemon.ninth-circle.org>
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Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > > -On [20000407 12:05], Bob Bishop (rb@gid.co.uk) wrote: > > > >At 13:49 06/04/00 -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > >>I'm going to be importing tcsh into src/contrib/ and replacing /bin/csh > >>with tcsh. [etc] > > > >On principle, please don't do it. I'd go so far as to vote for having > >/bin/sh as root's default shell. If people want to use whacky shells and > >set fire to their ass they are free to do so, but I seriously doubt the > >wisdom of encouraging them. > > I agree with your statement. -snip- > To substantiate: -snip- > - Embedded Systems. > Effectively, embedded systems are pretty customised because > they need to be small in size as well as be functional. This > idea would support the argument of retiring csh to the ports > system and just have sh as the only shell in the base system. > That opens the way for easily customising the sources by using > the ports or just using /bin/sh since it is fast, small and > reliable. I've seen this argument more than one time in this discussion but it is void. Nobody is going to install the base FreeBSD distribution on an embedded system. This mean he/she has to walk through the tree anyway to cut out all unneeded binaries (ie. atm*, isdn*, etc.). tcsh is just one more to be cut out in this case. PS: My vote is yes on importing tcsh. -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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