On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 07:34:20PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> This is actually just the difference between sh and bash ... > > > > > >differences in, say, arithmetic handling and loops can sometimes > > >mean rewriting parts of shell scripts depending on whether it is > > >going to run in BSD or Linux. > > > > That's a major argument for doing things in python or perl as > > they are consistent across all platforms ... > > If one is going to require the installation of something that may > not be part of a base system, that something might as well be bash :)
Isn't Perl part of the base system these days? -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Amazon.com interview candidate: "When C++ is your hammer, everything starts to look like your thumb." _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
