Re: KSH Alignment

From: Rodrigo Osorio <rodrigo_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:16:20 UTC
On 23/02/24 16:54, Cy Schubert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Would there be any interest in either replacing shells/pdksh with
> shells/ksh as our default ksh dependency? Or Uses/ksh.mk to select a
> default ksh for ports?
>
> The reason I ask is, shells/ksh has its lineage from the original AT&T ksh
> (shells/ksh93) and is being actively developed (see shells/ksh-devel).
> shells/ksh upstream is also the ksh imported into and used by CDE
> (x11/cde*).
>
> My position is, I'd prefer a Uses/ksh.mk. If people are interested, I'm
> willing to put this task on my todo list.
>
>
Hi,
As long as there is no compatibilities issues, having a well
maintained ksh version makes a lot of sense.
pdksh wasn't update for ages and afaik, has no active developer.

As the shells/pdksh maintainer you have my blessing.

Cheers -- rodrigo