Re: Replacement for grep(1) (part 2)

[Jamie Howard]

On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> The reason I'm suggesting using a port rather than having the code
> imported into the base system is that it allows people to "opt in" to
> testing it, rather than forcing it down people's throats. The idea is
> that, when it's proved itself as a port, enough people will clamor for
> its inclusion in the base system for that to become a reality.
> 
> Trying to get software imported directly into the base system without a
> trial run as a port is almost always a painful exercise (and I'm not
> talking about technical issues here).

Ahh, this is a good idea.  I have not yet replaced GNU grep on my system
with this so it has not yet occurred to me that there might be issues with
that.

I noticed Jake Burkholder put together a simple port.  I'll go ahead and
make sure that stays updated.

Jamie



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