tcsh fix

Avleen Vig lists-freebsd at silverwraith.com
Thu Nov 11 18:30:26 PST 2004


On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 06:49:04PM -0600, Kevin Lyons wrote:
> I think the problem can still be fixed.  Simply put in /bin/tcsh and let 
> /bin/csh be what it actually is, which is to say /bin/csh.  I realize 
> that will add all of 300kB to the system. And there would also have to 
> be an entry for tcsh in /etc/shells.  Should I send a patch?
> 
> Developers have a right to expect a certain basic level of functionality 
> on a system.  When he calls fopen() he should get fopen, when he calls 
> /bin/bash he should get /bin/bash not zsh nor sh nor ksh.

I have to agree with Kevin's sentiments on principle.
'csh' should run pure csh, not anything else.
'sh' should be pure sh, not what Linux does and bastardize it as
/bin/bash

If someon wants a more powerful shell, they can install it themselves.

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