Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:59:32 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: phk@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.usr.dist Message-ID: <199606230729.QAA16013@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199606222154.OAA22856@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jun 22, 96 02:54:28 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > need them or even wanted them to be available. > > Here's why I complain and scream about PERL in FreeBSD. > > FreeBSD, true to it's UNIX heritage, is a tools-based OS. > > PERL is a tool (fine so far). > > PERL scripts are not tools (the kicker). That's just stupid. Perl scripts _can_ be tools. Some may be, some may not be, depending on your point of view. > The problem I have with scripting will continue to be a problem until > the /etc/rc* data embedding mess goes away so I can upgrade a system > by overwriting everything but "/var/conf", or a similar directory, > and by leaving the /home partition alone, with nothing else sacred. This has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with "scripting". It doesn't matter whether code is optimised opcodes or raw text being fed through a parser; it's what it does that's significant. > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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