Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:30:01 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Michael Schuster - TSC SunOS Germany <michael.schuster@germany.sun.com>, arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Import of tcsh into src/contrib/, replacing src/usr.bin/csh Message-ID: <20000411232959.A25933@ewok.creative.net.au> In-Reply-To: <200004111506.IAA33450@apollo.backplane.com>; from Matthew Dillon on Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 08:06:46AM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004101955260.38915-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <38F2D225.1BABE12C@germany.sun.com> <200004111506.IAA33450@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Tue, Apr 11, 2000, Matthew Dillon wrote: > > Changing the root shell works just fine. I've used tcsh as my root > shell (here and at BEST) for years without any problems. > > My only issue is basically that I don't see any purpose to replacing the > /bin/csh binary, and there are many pitfalls (like people beginning to > write #!/bin/csh scripts that assume tcsh extensions). Just have both, > and if a few people think it wastes too much space well too bad, they > can delete one or the other. > I think this is a sensible comprimise. Leave csh in there, add tcsh, and set root's shell to tcsh instead. Being a linux convert I do remember trying to port some of my /bin/sh scripts to FreeBSD and wondering why they didn't work. My 2c, Adrian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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