Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:42:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacement for grep(1) (part 2) Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9907060834270.5143-100000@rac8.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <93530.931241617@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > The reason I'm suggesting using a port rather than having the code > imported into the base system is that it allows people to "opt in" to > testing it, rather than forcing it down people's throats. The idea is > that, when it's proved itself as a port, enough people will clamor for > its inclusion in the base system for that to become a reality. > > Trying to get software imported directly into the base system without a > trial run as a port is almost always a painful exercise (and I'm not > talking about technical issues here). Ahh, this is a good idea. I have not yet replaced GNU grep on my system with this so it has not yet occurred to me that there might be issues with that. I noticed Jake Burkholder put together a simple port. I'll go ahead and make sure that stays updated. Jamie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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