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Date:      09 May 2002 14:21:03 +0100
From:      Paul Richards <paul@freebsd-services.com>
To:        "Mr. Mark Murray" <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Perl scripts that need rewiting - Any volunteers?
Message-ID:  <1020950464.15680.27.camel@lobster.originative.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <200205090957.g499v0jV099214@grimreaper.grondar.org>
References:  <200205090957.g499v0jV099214@grimreaper.grondar.org>

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On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 11:57, Mark Murray wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Here is the current list of perl scripts in the base system that
> need rewriting.
> 
> Volunteers, please? If not, Motions to Nuke :-).
> 
> Serious suggestions only! Lets keep the bikeshed down, and the
> thread on topic!
> 
> It would be acceptable to rewrite in C (C++?) or /bin/sh (/bin/csh?).
> 
> /usr/bin/afmtodit
> /usr/bin/catman		Trivial?
> /usr/bin/makewhatis	Needed for "make world" Important one!
> /usr/bin/mmroff
> /usr/bin/sockstat	IIRC, des already has this one
> /usr/bin/whereis
> /usr/sbin/adduser	Wrapper round "pw useradd"?
> /usr/sbin/kbdmap
> /usr/sbin/pkg_update	Use port instead?

pkg_update has already been dealt with.
 
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