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Date:      Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:20:48 +0000
From:      dev.null@funbox.demon.co.uk (do not reply to this address)
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GUIs are flawed
Message-ID:  <38942CA0.2D5C@funbox.demon.co.uk>

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"naddy" wrote:

> Now add a simple
> language with basic flow controls and text substitution (sh) and
> a dependency evaluator (make). Presto you have a very powerful
> toolchest to *automate* tasks.

I would include 'expect' in the toolchest; it makes possible some tasks
which otherwise would not be worth contemplating.  (Or 'expectk', if you
want to wrap it all up in a GUI... :-)

-- Tim Jackson
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