From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 17 19:12:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4306516A4CE for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:12:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from green.homeunix.org (pcp04368961pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net [69.140.212.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A227C43D41 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:12:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: from green.homeunix.org (green@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8HJCiSX072900; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:12:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: (from green@localhost) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8HJCfVJ072899; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:12:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from green) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:12:40 -0400 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman To: "M. Warner Losh" Message-ID: <20040917191240.GR36708@green.homeunix.org> References: <16715.4611.108597.354107@piglet.timing.com> <20040917.130549.22012205.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040917.130549.22012205.imp@bsdimp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: diff(1) X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:12:49 -0000 On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 01:05:49PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <16715.4611.108597.354107@piglet.timing.com> > Ben Mesander writes: > : I've recently done a port of OpenBSD diff(1) to FreeBSD for > : licensing reasons (the diff(1) in base FreeBSD is GPL licensed), > : OpenBSD has a BSD-style license). > : > : I was going to work with Warner to see if I could get this into > : the ports collection. But we were also curious to see if other > : people thought it might be OK to replace the GNU diff in base > : with the OpenBSD diff. > : > : For reference, here is the OpenBSD diff source and manpage: > : http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/diff/ > : > : There would also have to be some integration with other programs > : (such as diff3(1)). > > Needless to say, I think this is an excellent idea. I'm happy to do > the leg work to get this into the tree, so that's not an issue. :-) > > OpenBSD's diff is much smaller than gnu's. It seems to use less > memory as well for many operations. Its speed seems about the same. > Most of these impressions are based on light testing, so YMMV. > > This would be in keeping with our march to get rid of other gnu > products in our tree: awk, sort, etc. So if we get rid of three GNU, can we get one SCO (cscope)? But seriously, is this better than ports/textproc/freegrep which "should" have been the FreeBSD grep years ago? -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\