From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 13 23:53:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96DB816A4CE; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6055F43D1D; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.201]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2E7rUpA035433; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i2E7rTZK003954; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i2E7rTig003953; Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:53:29 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: John Hay Message-ID: <20040314075329.GA3927@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20040314022615.GA21795@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <20040314052944.GA75355@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040314052944.GA75355@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: current@freebsd.org cc: Tim Robbins Subject: Re: RFC: doscmd removal X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 07:53:30 -0000 On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 07:29:44AM +0200, John Hay wrote: > On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 01:26:15PM +1100, Tim Robbins wrote: > > I plan to remove doscmd from the base system for the sole reason that it > > is no longer useful. Any objections? > > Why would you want to remove it? It is still very usefull. I use it > regularly. The only drawback currently is that the Makefile is set > up in such a way that it does not pick up X during a "make world", > so after a "make world" you have to build it again to pick up X. > Built without X it is less usefull. This is exactly the reason why the source tree is not the right place for doscmd. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net