From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Nov 21 16:51:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA01390 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:51:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA01382 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:51:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA13441; Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:51:31 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:51:31 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199611220051.RAA13441@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams To: Michael Smith Cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), gclarkii@main.gbdata.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Who needs Perl? We do! In-Reply-To: <199611220046.LAA15782@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <199611220034.RAA13292@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199611220046.LAA15782@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > But the policy is that nothing belongs in the 'src' tree unless > > something else relies on it. You can get TCL via the ports (or could > > This devolves to "nothing belongs in the source tree". If you accept > any other argument, then we are talking about what level of > service/redundancy (depending on perspective) is appropriate. Everything in the tree has a purpose. I can't do *anything* with TCL, and nothing in the tree uses TCL. I need the compiler to rebuild myself, but I don't need TCL for *anything* (w/regards to the system). TCL alone doesn't provide anything, while ls does (it's part of the OS). I'd even throw the games out, but they are considered part of 'standard BSD' releases. > > main tree. I'm willing to be proven wrong, but unless that happens soon > > I'm gonna stay in the 'complain and moan' camp. (I *HATE* seeing stupid > > TCL man-pages that come up instead of the C routines). > > And finally, your real gripe. No, that was a 'PLUS, I also hate it' kind of gripe. Nate