Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:42:47 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] remove GNU rcs from FreeBSD 12 Message-ID: <9b697cbc-70d1-c113-2815-b70b026fbf7b@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <75d4d233-c599-0509-139a-5799a0911b5a@nomadlogic.org> References: <20160911133804.a7j7p3x2viqzcpec@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <20161025182730.GA60030@klump.hjerdalen.lokalnett> <b1807e56-2be5-28fa-c570-d58a9962e06d@freebsd.org> <75d4d233-c599-0509-139a-5799a0911b5a@nomadlogic.org>
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On 3/11/2016 10:45 AM, Pete Wright wrote: > > > On 11/02/2016 19:17, Julian Elischer wrote: >> On 26/10/2016 2:27 AM, Eivind Nicolay Evensen wrote: >>> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 03:38:04PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> For long we are planning to remove GNU rcs from base, after a >>>> failed attempt >>>> before FreeBSD 10.0. Let see where we are to be able to remove it >>>> from FreeBSD >>>> 12. >> >> why should we remove it? >> What will replace it? it's an integral part of many people's systems. >> >> Is there a non gnu RCS with the same features? >> > > surprised to hear so many people are dependent upon having rcs in > their base system. there are options though - for example OpenBSD > uses OpenRCS in their base: I don't see what is surprising about it. It's been common "best practice" for decades to keep all your files in /etc under source control. RCS fits he bill well and many people have it in their muscle memory. > > http://man.openbsd.org/rcs.1 > > its not strictly GNU compliant as I believe it adheres to the > original implementation (which frankly is probably a good thing > imho). GNU RCS is also available via ports/pkgs as well. > > If people are adamant about preserving a rcs binary in base though > this seems like a great opportunity to step up and help > import/support OpenRCS. that's ok by me as long as: 1/ it can continue to read all the old data 2/ it works the same (for scripts etc) > > just my two bits - hope it helps. > > -pete > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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