>> My gripe here is that it is hard to track what has been ported and >> what hasn't and repetition isn't helpful. > > grep something /n/sources/lsr ?
I wasn't aware of an "lsr", but I don't think that's it, really. One needs more than a file name in many instances. If I had infinite free resources at my disposal, I'd use the NetBSD packages DESCR files in some guise or other. Of course, one would then be tempted (as I have been) to look more seriously at porting the NetBSD package system to Plan 9. That's not out of the question, in fact it's probably not too difficult, but the residual pain of autoconf for each individual package has already frightened people with a stronger stomach than mine away. That is why I cannot suggest we catch up, but it may be nice to be ready when eventually the autoconf edifice falls down and something mildly intelligent takes its place! Ironically, Plan 9 may be the platform on which a replacement for autoconf could be designed and implemented. But that's too close to a pipedream to be given serious consideration. ++L
