Subject: Re: BSD licensed compress/gzip for NetBSD
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: None <skrueger@europe.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/25/2004 15:30:38
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:52:02 +0000
To: skrueger@europe.com
Subject: Re: BSD licensed compress/gzip for NetBSD
[...]
> There are still some issues to be resolved before this can become our
> default awk. I think the list is at src/usr.bin/awk/TODO.
>
> (But I have used nawk successfully instead of gawk on some NetBSD
> systems for months and not noticed difficulties.)
>
> Regards,
> Chris
I think that's wrong, when we take this approach then I fear that
nawk is sitting another 3 years in src without beeing used :-(
I'd say compare our nawk w/ freebsd/openbsd's,
merge appropriate changes and then finally connect it
just my 0,02 EUR *g*
regards,
SK
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