From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 15 17:53:34 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA56E1065740 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:53:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from astrodog@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E0AE8FC13 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:53:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn10 with SMTP id 10so995119iwn.13 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:53:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=jsaZzp6mNek+oUVb5G0LFGNTO8x/l5OE8epVEQGF3Bk=; b=HfVj3nHNL26mG/A3wLiVAo120Ot28IGI+wX911AoCt/FvC/1QRvzKZwI4zRpEYpLvZ vmow7G7mZaus+idsbpBNQ903us8aYug//NT5s+BMGhkLYziL6pbPcZV5N8/efY1zvbE1 HkRbHu52gg9mrsd/vE0VrRXz9G+hK+0edK67E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=W4GzfhxFr75Z5Zg3fd41zBxgbagSermjp/3uU0bNBLMYw7oqjLMejEDpQM0GgjSHau Oc0zpYxXnBcfVKF0J/FBOadVDgi+ZLLE9oMfVOtKD0UEHs/WlTqBBW5tX8ejg7eutbiE rjCocNWbK2sKovCIIh2UNxvxsVX2FBHECEC30= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.119.229 with SMTP id a37mr3886880ibr.169.1281893324195; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:28:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.199.15 with HTTP; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:28:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4C6505A4.9060203@FreeBSD.org> <20100813085235.GA16268@freebsd.org> <4C66C010.3040308@FreeBSD.org> <4C673F02.8000805@FreeBSD.org> <20100815013438.GA8958@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4C67492C.5020206@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:28:44 -0500 Message-ID: From: Astrodog To: Steven Hartland Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Official request: Please make GNU grep the default X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:53:34 -0000 On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Steven Hartland wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Thompson" >> >> On 15 August 2010 13:55, Doug Barton wrote: >>> >>> Our default grep should be significantly slower than the old grep >>> because: >>> >>> I think that new grep which is ____ times slower than the old grep is >>> still >>> in the acceptable range. >> >> >> I think that new grep which is 1000 times slower than the old grep is >> still in the acceptable range. >> >> Can we drop this now. > > I assume your joking right? Either that or your never use grep day to day > so don't really care :( > I'd like my grep to be orange, please, not this kiwi lime tripe the rest of you are pushing. The person who committed it has already said they'll back it out, but leave it in the tree for experimenters, until some of these concerns are addressed. At that point, we can all discuss if the performance penalty (assuming there is one, at that point) is worth having a BSD licensed version. Until then, can this thread die? --- Harrison