From owner-cvs-all Fri Jun 2 6:39:17 2000 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from smtp11.bellglobal.com (smtp11.bellglobal.com [204.101.251.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 844E337B5E7; Fri, 2 Jun 2000 06:39:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hoek@FreeBSD.org) Received: from orange (Hamilton-ppp44860.sympatico.ca [206.172.76.53]) by smtp11.bellglobal.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA16458; Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:45:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from tim@localhost) by orange (8.9.3/8.9.1) id JAA38226; Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:36:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tim) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:36:18 -0400 From: Tim Vanderhoek To: Alexey Zelkin Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/misc/findutils Makefile Message-ID: <20000602093618.A38174@orange> References: <200006020537.WAA00454@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000602152936.D1376@ark.cris.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95i In-Reply-To: <20000602152936.D1376@ark.cris.net>; from Alexey Zelkin on Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 03:29:36PM +0300 Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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