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Date:      Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:48:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   why is tcl in base distribution
Message-ID:  <XFMail.971217095622.sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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I tried to build tkrat from the ports-current collection, and to
my amazement the make process tried to install the tcl80 port.  tcl80
is a duplicate of tcl installed by a make world.  So, 

(1) Why is tcl in the base distribution if it is not used?

troutmask:kargl[250] file /bin/* | grep -i tcl
troutmask:kargl[251] file /sbin/* | grep -i tcl
troutmask:kargl[252] file /usr/bin/* | grep -i tcl
/usr/bin/tclsh: FreeBSD/i386 compact demand paged dynamically linked executable
troutmask:kargl[253] file /usr/sbin/* | grep -i tcl
/usr/sbin/addgroup:      a /usr/bin/tclsh script text


(2) Why is the ports-current collection ignoring the version of
    tcl installed with the base distribution?



--
Steve

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