Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 11:31:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@yes.no>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: replacing grep(1) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.990727112917.29565C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907270815280.46397-100000@janus.syracuse.net>
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On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Brian F. Feldman wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Soren Schmidt wrote: > > > It seems Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > > > > > I move that we replace GNU grep in our source tree with this > > > implementation, once it's been reviewed by all concerned parties. > > > > Go for it, the more GNU stuff we nuke the better :) > > > > -Søren > > > > Geez, why don't we just write our own compiler and linker, assembler, > and everything? Let's get every last bit of GNU out of our system, for > no reason! This kind of NIH is not necessary, and only hurts us by > misdirecting our energies. > </joking> Actually there is a difference between grep and gcc. you wouldn't ship cc on a binray -only embedded system. but you might want to ship grep (so that control scripts an use it). > > Seriously, I'd love for this to happen. Most GNU software is a hopeless, > gruesome mess that should be dragged out and shot. Getting rid of as > much as possible, gradually, is a Very Good Thing; this is how we get > stability and performance improvements. > > > Brian Fundakowski Feldman _ __ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ > green@FreeBSD.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ | _ \._ \ |) | > http://www.FreeBSD.org/ _ |___/___/___/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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