Date: 16 Jul 2002 23:32:57 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin Makefile src/usr.bin/cd Makefile cd.sh src/usr.bin/command Makefile command.sh Message-ID: <xzpd6tn1hpy.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <200207162113.g6GLDBBE081559@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200207162113.g6GLDBBE081559@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Garrett Wollman <wollman@FreeBSD.org> writes: > Log: > POSIX requires these shell builtins to also exist as totally pointless > external commands. Since they serve no useful purpose, it's OK that their > implementation is not the most efficient possible. Huh? The "cd" command can not possibly work as an external command, it *has* to be a shell builtin since it's supposed to modify the shell's wd, and no process can change another process' wd. What have the Austin group been smoking? DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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