Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:18:55 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@FreeBSD.org>, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>, Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit [HEAD] src/gnu/usr.bin/cpio Makefile Message-ID: <20080616141855.GG74595@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <4854B91A.30403@FreeBSD.org> References: <200805261721.m4QHLCF4070787@repoman.freebsd.org> <20080608075256.GA35560@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <484CB927.3050101@freebsd.org> <484D5719.1070907@FreeBSD.org> <4854B91A.30403@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:39:22PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > I've attached a patch which does what I described above for CPIO, and > adds a knob to turn off building of GNU grep. When we get to the point > where bsd grep is imported into the base system, I would do the same in > HEAD/8-current for bsd grep as I am proposing we do for cpio. Doug, Before changing the default grep away from GNU grep, please have a full and wide discussion. cpio is one thing, but GNU grep is faster than any alternative so far (educated me if other greps are finally faster). Speed of grep is a tier-1 feature. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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