Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 19:23:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Ben Black <black@zen.cypher.net> To: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What's the interest in standard tools rewritten in perl? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970812192221.8275A-100000@zen.cypher.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970812152451.1820L-100000@mail.cdsnet.net>
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implement a key system service in a language that requires the presence of a complete compiler for it to run? i don't think so. On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Jaye Mathisen wrote: > > > I was in the process of adding some flexibility to newsyslog, and decided > to just rewrite the darn thing in perl5. > > Essentially I added the ability to datestamp the logfiles, and a couple of > other things. > > I can always call it something else (newnewsyslog?), but I was wondering > if FreeBSD Inc would consider utilities that were not written in C? Seems > like there was some discussion about lack of tools in TCL and Perl, but > I'm not sure about the politics of tool replacement, as opposed to tool > addition. > > Anyway, just curious. >
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