Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:53:51 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: find -lname and -ilname implemented Message-ID: <86skzjqo74.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20080223123556.3eee709d@bhuda.mired.org> (Mike Meyer's message of "Sat\, 23 Feb 2008 12\:35\:56 -0500") References: <20080222.225937.-146245356.imp@bsdimp.com> <20080223.000308.686168314.imp@bsdimp.com> <20080223123556.3eee709d@bhuda.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> writes: > How about a question: why are you turning the FreeBSD find into the > GNU find? The changes in the first patch looked like they added real > functionality that wasn't available in other tools. These seem to be > gratuitous changes to make things compatible with GNU. No, they're useful additions. If you don't like them, just don't use them. > If I want a GNU-compatible find on FreeBSD, I can install the > misc/findutils port. If I really wanted the GNU toolset, I could run > them on a Linux kernel. However, I'm more comfortable with the Unix > toolset [...] If you want the Unix toolset, you definitely don't want FreeBSD. I'm sure know where to find Solaris. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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