Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:32:35 +0100 From: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> To: cem@freebsd.org Cc: "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GNU-compatible, BSD-licensed bc Message-ID: <7c5da163-e12d-2de0-761e-22436fb28b86@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAG6CVpU9VahQtYAijzz=M_dbg3R-z9ddbd_aEo8Z9bc3E=m1og@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF=dzRNnurahLBOaKgq8_bDXNuM8biYPFbj6F2vp0t58Ejp8bg@mail.gmail.com> <A6C4B09B-4156-47A4-89B0-80E8688D59FC@FreeBSD.org> <CAG6CVpU-rgUVvWYDA%2B2qw62hzK1xOEqVwmXGSx2yrfqNMX8e7w@mail.gmail.com> <CAF=dzRNJMvNq0yiPPdWNk-F8--RPX3D6aydLpmLLX3xyvMAoQw@mail.gmail.com> <1e025f53-fc5e-5b1e-013d-ab9330a0e9db@freebsd.org> <CAG6CVpVe7yMrV1T9W1Qm5rMsTqq3T2LsYJkMKDd0EabAdDj=uQ@mail.gmail.com> <753bc6bf-9269-1ca2-550c-cb7622812a01@freebsd.org> <CAG6CVpU9VahQtYAijzz=M_dbg3R-z9ddbd_aEo8Z9bc3E=m1og@mail.gmail.com>
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Am 08.01.19 um 22:35 schrieb Conrad Meyer: > Hi Stefan, > > Apologies, I misunderstood the idea. > > However, it seems like any port that depends on gnubc today could continue > to depend on gnubc on older branches until a suitable replacement > propagates into stable. (And that would be less work :-).) Yes, but the work has already been done ;-) I've been exchanging private mails with Gavin and he has worked on his "bc", e.g. to make the included tests run on FreeBSD out of the box (they used to require GNU bc). A few small issues have been fixed and he is looking into another one (^D handling). Working on the port (and tests performed with its preliminary version) has already improved the quality of the code that is about to be imported into base ... If users actually try running with Gavin's bc (as a port) before it makes it into a release, there is a good chance that any unexpected incompatibilitiy (e.g., if it is compatible with GNU bc, but behaves differently from our current bc in base) is found in time. So, I intend to proceed with an import as a port, independently of the import into base, which I appreciate, too. Regards, STefan
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