Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 02:30:04 -0800 (PST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/35505: [PATCH] Feature enhancement for sed(1) Message-ID: <200203091030.g29AU4t85167@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/35505; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/35505: [PATCH] Feature enhancement for sed(1) Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 04:28:03 -0600 On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 12:10:51AM +1100 I heard the voice of Bruce Evans, and lo! it spake thus: > > GNU had to keep [ef]grep for historical reasons. GNU zgrep has to have > a different name because it is a different utility (at least in the old > version of it in FreeBSD) -- it is an (unused in FreeBSD) shell script in > the gzip distribution. zgrep as part of grep is a FreeBSD hack, at least > in the version in FreeBSD. Even if it were part of GNU egrep, it would > have to have a link named zgrep for backwards compatibility. Well, that makes one vote for, and Bruce against. :) So, what's the procedure now? I guess we see if anybody with a commit bit likes it well enough to toss it in, and if not, close it and call it decided? -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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