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Date:      31 Jan 2000 01:06:12 +0100
From:      naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GUIs are flawed
Message-ID:  <872jlk$24u3$1@bigeye.rhein-neckar.de>
References:  <38942CA0.2D5C@funbox.demon.co.uk>

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In article <38942CA0.2D5C@funbox.demon.co.uk>,

> I would include 'expect' in the toolchest;

In a word, no.

expect(1) is a hack to forcibly make programs scriptable that only
come with a captive user interface. When (you think) you need
expect(1), that's a sign that something is wrong. It's the dressing
for the wound after you or somebody else shot you in the foot.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                  naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de



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