Re: considered harmful (was [off topic] Learning Shell from an old UNIX book)
> I know the shortcomings of csh have been discussed elsewhere in this
> thread. But tcsh is enhanced csh.
I have no problem with csh (or tcsh) as a login shell. It is just not
suitable for scripting.
> Perhaps you should rephrase your complaint to address a more significant
> issue, the presence of non-free software in the build system of a
> supposedly free software project: I have no faith in the quality of the
> work of developers who would choose to use Java in their build system.
I wasn't aware of that. So much for OO.o.
And the fact that Sun would put _both_ csh _and_ Java in a build system
tells me a lot about Sun. None of it good.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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