Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:02:51 -0700 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freefall.freebsd.org>, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-lib@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/tcl - Imported sources Message-ID: <13051.835138971@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 Jun 1996 23:56:15 BST." <1204.835138575@palmer.demon.co.uk>
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>> Log Message: >> Import Tcl into the FreeBSD sources. > >One question. Why? :-) > >I know that at least your ctm stuff uses tcl in the generation of the >delta's, but I'm not QUITE sure I see the need (generally) for tcl to >be in our base release... Yes, we need an extensible language suited to be embedded in other apps. I have simply had enough of the chicken/egg issue surrounding this. We had the same problem with Perl, no tools because no language, no lanhguage because no tools. Goodies on the way, don't worry ! -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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