Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:48:46 +0200 From: Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: core@FreeBSD.org, Dimitry Andric <dimitry@andric.com>, delphij@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Official request: Please make GNU grep the default Message-ID: <4C6C1CFE.6060900@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4C6505A4.9060203@FreeBSD.org> References: <4C6505A4.9060203@FreeBSD.org>
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Em 2010.08.13. 10:43, Doug Barton escreveu: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Gabor, > > I hope at this point it goes without saying that I have a lot of respect > for the work you've done on BSD grep, and I've already told you that I > think you're very courageous for taking the project on. I've been > testing and evaluating it for some time now, and I think I've given it a > fair trial. You've done a fairly good job of responding to bug reports, > and I understand that the exposure BSD grep has received as the default > in HEAD has been very valuable in exposing additional areas that need > work. However, with all that in mind I am officially asking you to > please change the default in HEAD to GNU grep. (Note, I am _not_ asking > you to remove BSD grep from the tree, just to change the default.) > > My reason is simple, performance. [...] I've just committed a patch with the kind help of Dimitry Andric, which gives BSD grep a huge performance boost. The performance is now almost comparable to GNU grep. I think with this, BSD grep may remain default if no other serious issues come up. Please report if you notice something weird. I know about some minor issues, which aren't fixed yet. I'll be out for 4 days as of tomorrow but when I come back I'll take care of these: - Infinite loop when reading directory on ZFS/NFS filesystem - Problems with context grepping When reply, please remove core@ from CC, let's not bother them with this, I just wanted to let them know that I'm not neglecting this issue but if still demanded for a good reason, I'll switch back to default GNU grep. Gabor
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