Re: Synching patch for src/bin/Makefile

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Robert Garrett wrote:
> :
> :> Jeroen Ruigrok/asmodai wrote:
> :> 
> :>> This synchs us with 4.8-STABLE.
> :>> 
> :> It would be nice to be able to turn uucp off in the build.
> :> however Matt took an axe to it, before he made the dragonfly
> :> anouncement.
> :> 
> :> Rob
> :I really need to read before I open my mouth, or fingers as the
> :case may be.
> :
> :Rob
>
>    Yah, I axed UUCP, though there were a few things that still had
>    to be kept, like 'rmail'.  I might also have to bring back 'cu' but
>    I'd rather somebody just enhance 'tip' with cu-like abilities instead
>    (e.g.  -l line option, clocal operation for immunity from hangups, etc).
>
>    Getting rid of uucp was a relief.  Nobody in the right mind uses uucp
>    any more, or if they do it really ought to be a port instead of base
>    (and this is from the guy who wrote AmigaUUCP so I have some authority
>    on the matter!).

	Also, we need to axe a few more things, like KerberosIV and
	netns.  Also, it might be a good idea to nuke Perl from base,
	but that's a big step for now I think.  Curretly, we need to get
	DragonFly in a state which is almost up-to-scratch with 5.x,
	userland wise, because around the base, there are a lot of
	asumptions made on the kernel, such as some sysctl oids etc, and
	some particular functionality which doesn't exist in
	DragonFly/4.8.

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