Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:18:39 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, xiongfeng.tom@googlemail.com, dougb@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld does nothing Message-ID: <200608211318.k7LDId9P032453@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <44E81A55.30106@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Tom Hummel wrote: > > alright, it was bash :( stupid shell. > > Um, sorry, let's not blame the shell for the BCK (between chair and > keyboard) problem. Lots of us use bash as our everyday shell (for privileged > and unprivileged users) without the kinds of problems you described. The > first thing I do when I install a new freebsd machine is to change root's > shell to /bin/sh, and copy over my customized .profile which either execs > bash if it finds it, or sets up sh with my aliases, etc. That's what "su -m" is good for. No need to change root's login shell or to copy anything over. (Actually I even have an alias su="su -m" so it works automagically.) Best regards Oliver (zsh user) -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. > Can the denizens of this group enlighten me about what the > advantages of Python are, versus Perl ? "python" is more likely to pass unharmed through your spelling checker than "perl". -- An unknown poster and Fredrik Lundh
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