Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:36:18 -0400
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
To:        Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.crimea.ua>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/misc/findutils Makefile
Message-ID:  <20000602093618.A38174@orange>
In-Reply-To: <20000602152936.D1376@ark.cris.net>; from Alexey Zelkin on Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 03:29:36PM %2B0300
References:  <200006020537.WAA00454@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000602152936.D1376@ark.cris.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 03:29:36PM +0300, Alexey Zelkin wrote:
> 
> >    These utilities exist in the FreeBSD base collection, but the GNU
> >    versions have added functionality that is sometimes useful.
> 
> What about improting updated version of findutils to base tree then ?

Utilities aren't imported into the tree based on utility but rather
based on commonality.  Most people find BSD find sufficient for their
needs and would raise non-technical objections to the import of GNU
find.  Technical reasons settle fewer arguments than population-based
reasons.  :)


-- 
Signature withheld by request of author.


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20000602093618.A38174>