Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 12:22:36 -0700 From: "J. Mallett" <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/usr.bin Makefile src/gnu/usr.bin/ptx COPYING ChangeLog Makefile NEWS README THANKS TODO alloca.c argmatch.c bumpalloc.h check-out config.h diacrit.c diacrit.h error.c getopt.c getopt.h getopt1.c mkinstalldirs ptx.c xmalloc.c ... Message-ID: <20020525122236.A2685@FreeBSD.ORG> In-Reply-To: <200205251917.g4PJHGCa069209@grimreaper.grondar.org>; from mark@grondar.za on Sat, May 25, 2002 at 08:17:16PM %2B0100 References: <20020525110209.A93802@FreeBSD.ORG> <200205251917.g4PJHGCa069209@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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* From Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> > > > It was ``used'' to build the indices for the printed volumes of manual > > > pages. See src/share/man/man0. > > > > Why don't we bring in BSD ptx then? Can't it do the job? > > Beacause it is not even used during a "make release", and it would > only be used during a "make release"-like exercise when documentation > was being prepared for printing. At that time, we'd be using zillions > of ports anyway, so why not bring in ports/textproc/textutils and use > gptx? I was unaware of the facts :) > > Better to have crufty BSD software we seldom use than crufty+bloated GNU > > software we seldom use. > > It was crufty old unused GNU code that I deleted with no loss to > the system whatsoever. If you wanna bring in BSD ptx, be my guest. > You'll need to find a use for it :-) No, that's okay, I find myself having to do enough of that these days :> -- J. Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD: The Power To Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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