On 8 June 2012 17:31, Lionel Cons <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8 June 2012 16:55, Glenn Fowler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> most of the standalone commands in >> src/cmd/builtin >> src/cmd/re >> and some in >> src/cmd/std >> are builtin-izable >> >> after umpteen years of dealing with combining complex hunks of code >> and subsequent portability issues >> *its too soon to move -lcmdtst into ksh proper* > > I tend to disagree, but there is always the compromise Mr. Szczesniak > already proposed (because it facilitates risk management and test > coverage and is therefore a win/win solution for both sides): Put > grep/xargs&cohorts into libcmd but do not enable them. Those who dare > to issue a builtin grep or builtin od in their code have to lick their > wounds themselves if something bad happens.
+1 Ced -- Cedric Blancher <[email protected]> Institute Pasteur _______________________________________________ ast-developers mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.research.att.com/mailman/listinfo/ast-developers
