Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 09:42:42 -0701 From: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <20020714164304.GA32774@lizzy.catnook.com> In-Reply-To: <200207141333.g6EDXj0L031673@whizzo.transsys.com> References: <p05111700b953ed16c118@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111701b953f38542f8@[128.113.24.47]> <20020712121427.GD3678@lummux.tchpc.tcd.ie> <20020712144854.GA756@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020713054141.A26277@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20020713011750.GA755@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <20020714042237.GD931@lizzy.catnook.com> <20020714042623.GB95460@squall.waterspout.com> <20020714095939.GA588@laurel.tmseck.homedns.org> <200207141333.g6EDXj0L031673@whizzo.transsys.com>
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On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 09:33:45AM -0400, Louis A. Mamakos wrote:
> I suspect the only result of an attempt to re-write sysutils/portupgrade
> in a different language will be that the current developer of that tool
> will disappear. I suspect he chose his implementation lanaguge for a
> reason. Do you want the tool and developer, or a version in awk/sed/C?
In case it wasn't clear, my previous remark was meant in jest. I would rather
have the tool (and the developer).
Part of me still thinks it's a pity that we don't have a decent scripting
language (such as Ruby) as part of the base OS. Windows has Visual BASIC for
Applications - all due respect to the awk creators and maintainers, but surely
we can do better than awk/sh?
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