Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:57:16 -0600 From: Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> To: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: [HEADSUP] Impending gnugrep/libgnuregex removal Message-ID: <CACNAnaGqND1up%2BwxixyRq5CNS1i5goDMLJunHDkmwcs3n8FLVw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello! Just an FYI- in r368439 (2020/12/08) we switched to bsdgrep as /usr/bin/grep, and we stopped building and installing /usr/bin/gnugrep entirely in r368548 (2020/12/11). I've now posted https://reviews.freebsd.org/D27732 to remove gnugrep and libgnuregex with the intention of committing it within a week or so. As of right now: - bsdgrep is generally a drop-in replacement for gnugrep (performance not quite there, I have some WIP towards this) - base gnugrep has a plethora of known bugs (see the list attached to r368439[0]) - I've received no substantial complaints Therefore, I do not see any value in keeping gnugrep/libgnuregex in base any further. An actually functional version of it is available in ports as textproc/gnugrep, and those seeking improved performance should consider textproc/ripgrep or textproc/the_silver_searcher. Thanks, Kyle Evans [0] https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/?view=revision&revision=r368439
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