Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:06:09 -0600 From: Charles Randall <crandall@matchlogic.com> To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: obrien@FreeBSD.org, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: BSD sort(1) (Re: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD?) Message-ID: <5FE9B713CCCDD311A03400508B8B301301C77B30@bdr-xcln.is.matchlogic.com>
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How does the performance of Open/NetBSD's sort compare with GNU sort? Charles -----Original Message----- From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group [mailto:Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 4:19 PM To: Kris Kennaway Cc: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group; obrien@FreeBSD.org; Warner Losh; Nate Williams; arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BSD sort(1) (Re: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD?) In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006271456001.69067-100000@freefall.freebsd.or g>, Kri s Kennaway writes: > On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group wrote: > > > One of the things on my todo list is to build a 4.4BSD sort port [I'm a > > poet and don't even know it :) ] which would have the features of GNU > > sort but with a BSD license and hopefully not the bug I found 5 years > > ago. > > Open and NetBSD use a modified 4.4BSD sort(1) Seems like the path of least resistance for now. I'll check it out. Thanks. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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