Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:32:28 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@yes.no>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: replacing grep(1) Message-ID: <12615.933078748@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:19:38 -0400." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907270815280.46397-100000@janus.syracuse.net>
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On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:19:38 -0400, "Brian F. Feldman" wrote: > Getting rid of as much as possible, gradually, is a Very Good Thing; > this is how we get stability and performance improvements. Only if the replacements are as stable and robust as their predecessors. In this case, the implementation we'll be introducing will introduce a performance loss, not a gain. As far as stability goes, there's a loss involved _if_ passing the GNU grep regression tests is important. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for replacing GNU software. Let's just be realistic and keep in mind that being non-GNU doesn't necessarily mean better. In this case, I'm all for the change, since I don't use grep for serious regex work and the readability gain outweighs any loss of performance. you probably feel the same way. Out opinions are those of developers, though. It's always worth remembering that. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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