Re: [ast-developers] [ast-users] Sparse file support for AST cp/mv/ln ? / was: Re: Fwd: Re: Implementing SEEK_HOLE, SEEK_DATA in AST cp, mv, pax

2013-10-01 Thread Roland Mainz
On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Roland Mainz wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Roland Mainz > wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Roland Mainz >> wrote: >>> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Dan Shelton >>> wrote: I'm just forwarding the old conversation as a reminder - AS

Re: [ast-developers] building ksh alpha on debian testing

2013-10-01 Thread Giovanni Rapagnani
Here the info: $ lsb_release -a Distributor ID: Debian Description:Debian GNU/Linux testing (jessie) Release:testing Codename: jessie $ uname -a Linux testing 3.10-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.10.11-1 (2013-09-10) x86_64 GNU/Linux $ gcc --version gcc (Debian 4.8.1-10) 4.8.1 On 30/09/

[ast-developers] dgk & gsf status

2013-10-01 Thread Glenn Fowler
As has been pointed out several times on the AST and UWIN lists, AT&T gives very little support to OpenSouce software, which is why we have so few people involved with our rather large collection of AST software. In spite of this, ksh, nmake, vczip, UWIN and other AST tools continue to be used in

Re: [ast-developers] dgk & gsf status

2013-10-01 Thread Yves Crespin
Words are missing. Thank you for your involvement, your commitment. You have worked on these projects to both your professional and personal time. This is remarkable. The continuity of your work is the outcome measure: immense. Again thank you, I used the Korn Shell since 1984 and I have provided

Re: [ast-developers] dgk & gsf status

2013-10-01 Thread Glenn Fowler
thanks for the kind remarks based on a few comment a clarification is in order in this statement AST means AST+UWIN -- UWIN will not fall by the wayside, at least not as long as dgk and I have friends and family with windows machines that need periodic fumigation: > Both dgk and gsf will continu