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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