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From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
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Subject: Re: The future of fortune(6)
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To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:52:58 -0800 (PST)
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> In message <5A1AFD83.8000503@grosbein.net>, Eugene Grosbein writes:
> > 26.11.2017 22:59, Cy Schubert wrote:
> >
> > > Fortune in base is totally indefensible and for that matter even in ports 
> > > it is. It absolutely has to go. I fully support Benno's effort.
> >
> > Please don't mix fortune(6) C code with contents of src/usr.bin/fortune/datfi
> > les.
> >
> > The code src/usr.bin/fortune/{fortune|strfile} is valuable and independend of
> >  exact datfiles
> > and there is no reason to remove it from the base as we have no alternatives 
> > for the task whey solve.
> 
> Putting my Canadian hat on instead of being my frustrated self today:
> 
> I think the way forward is to replace fortune in base with a shell script 
> to conditionally execute ${LOCALBASE}/bin/fortune and if not found advises 

YEA!!!!!  Someone that actually knows it is suppose to be called LOCALBASE
and not a hardcoded /usr/local!!  I believe a few dozen of these have
slipped in to base over the years.

Now where is a virtual phk beer I can send to Cy?

> the user to ask their sysadmin to install a fortune port/package.
> 
> I have a revision in to do the removal and plan on creating a series of 
> ports based on bsdgames. However I'm totally willing to let someone else 
> take the lead on this.
> 
> I think this is acceptable.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
> FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy@FreeBSD.org>   Web:  http://www.FreeBSD.org

-- 
Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes@freebsd.org