Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:42:13 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: buildworld breakage during "make depend" at usr.bin/kdump Message-ID: <20011101114213.F79520@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <91693.1004642592@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>; from sheldonh@starjuice.net on Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 09:23:12PM %2B0200 References: <20011101220836.A76061@nagual.pp.ru> <91693.1004642592@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 09:23:12PM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > No, awk should be fixed instead to conform POSIX specs, or switched back > > to gawk. > > It's not a binary decision. What we should probably do is: > > 1) Disconnect bwk-awk from the build. > 2) Connect gawk to the build. > 3) Fix bwk-awk and / or in-tree scripts that rely on gawkisms. > 4) Disconnect gawk from the build. > 5) Connect bwk-awk to the build. > 6) Issue a fat HEADS UP to -current (and probably -ports). Mostly agreed. This has not been at all as smooth as I thought it would be. Before going down this path, I would like to see if the current state of the world isn't usable. I think (hope) all the nits are out now. #6 is definately needed if Bell-Labs awk stays. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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