From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 7 17:12:00 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C37BB16A418 for ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:12:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mail-out4.apple.com (mail-out4.apple.com [17.254.13.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACB9113C48D for ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:12:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from relay11.apple.com (relay11.apple.com [17.128.113.48]) by mail-out4.apple.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDE0B185278F; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:11:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay11.apple.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by relay11.apple.com (Symantec Mail Security) with ESMTP id 9C4632805E; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:11:44 -0800 (PST) X-AuditID: 11807130-a4bc4bb000004daf-6e-4731f1d00adc Received: from cswiger1.apple.com (cswiger1.apple.com [17.214.13.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by relay11.apple.com (Apple SCV relay) with ESMTP id 3840528057; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:11:44 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: From: Chuck Swiger To: Lyndon Nerenberg In-Reply-To: <6971A765-84EB-4DD6-8336-432F3300ADF0@orthanc.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v912) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:11:44 -0800 References: <4730B965.1060908@chuckr.org> <200711061337.13423.linimon@lonesome.com> <59772B66-D55F-41AC-B1FC-382577FADE8E@mac.com> <6971A765-84EB-4DD6-8336-432F3300ADF0@orthanc.ca> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.912) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== Cc: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: python status? X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:12:00 -0000 On Nov 6, 2007, at 6:20 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > On 2007-Nov-6, at 17:40 , Chuck Swiger wrote: >> Aside from /bin/sh...? :-) > > /usr/bin/awk ? Sure-- I very nearly put a footnote in suggesting awk & make as additional candidates. But I figured it was a bit of a moot point, as I agree with Mark's point that adding something like perl or python to the base results in more bloat and potential difficulty whenever people want to upgrade those languages past the version which shipped with the base system. -- -Chuck