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Tres Melton posted <1128322169.6208.355.camel@×××××××××.org>, excerpted |
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below, on Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:49:29 -0600: |
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> However, this is going to take a couple of weeks to write entirely in |
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> bash so that it is both portable and can be used on the most minimal of |
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> systems. |
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Imagine seeing /you/ here! =8^) |
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Portability is good, but as I've been reading Diego "Flameeyes" various |
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posts as he struggles to get Gentoo/FBSD up and running, and with |
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Gentoo/Darwin and etc. in mind, I'm sure one of the requests is going to |
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be making it full borne shell standard compatible, therefore, no |
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"bash-isms". |
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Likewise, keep in mind POSIX compatibility when making any |
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sed/grep/file/etc calls. Don't assume the GNU versions. If you need the |
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info, I believe most of the manpages specify where the GNU versions |
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deviate from POSIX. I'm sure Flameeyes will be glad to help, as it'll |
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mean less porting issues he and others need to worry about later. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in |
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http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html |
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