Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:52:58 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: The future of fortune(6) Message-ID: <201711270152.vAR1qwoE007518@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <201711261809.vAQI9sAT088610@slippy.cwsent.com>
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> In message <5A1AFD83.8000503@grosbein.net>, Eugene Grosbein writes:
> > 26.11.2017 22:59, Cy Schubert wrote:
> >
> > > Fortune in base is totally indefensible and for that matter even in ports
> > > it is. It absolutely has to go. I fully support Benno's effort.
> >
> > Please don't mix fortune(6) C code with contents of src/usr.bin/fortune/datfi
> > les.
> >
> > The code src/usr.bin/fortune/{fortune|strfile} is valuable and independend of
> > exact datfiles
> > and there is no reason to remove it from the base as we have no alternatives
> > for the task whey solve.
>
> Putting my Canadian hat on instead of being my frustrated self today:
>
> I think the way forward is to replace fortune in base with a shell script
> to conditionally execute ${LOCALBASE}/bin/fortune and if not found advises
YEA!!!!! Someone that actually knows it is suppose to be called LOCALBASE
and not a hardcoded /usr/local!! I believe a few dozen of these have
slipped in to base over the years.
Now where is a virtual phk beer I can send to Cy?
> the user to ask their sysadmin to install a fortune port/package.
>
> I have a revision in to do the removal and plan on creating a series of
> ports based on bsdgames. However I'm totally willing to let someone else
> take the lead on this.
>
> I think this is acceptable.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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