Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly

Date	2013-06-20 17:15 -0700
From	Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly
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Lewis Rosenthal wrote:
>>> Using bash:
>> >
>> >  Don't use bash. Personally I like [pdk]sh.exe, others like ash but ash
>> >  is missing some functionality (pdksh is also missing things like
>> >  beginlibpath and libpathstrict support as it's ancient)
>> >
> I'll take that as good advice. There are some things in a shell to which
> I've become accustomed, probably most important is tab completion, as
> paths have become longer and more involved. I can't even tell which
> version of sh.exe I have installed, let alone whether it is pdksh or
> bash (as opposed to bash.exe, which reports:
>
> GNU bash, version 3.2.0(1)-release-(i386-ibm-os2)

For actually using as a shell, bash may be better depending on the port. 
I have at least 4 ports here, each with their pluses and minuses. For 
running configure scripts, perl stuff and anything else that calls for 
sh, [pdk]sh.exe. Helps sometimes to have it installed in \bin

>
> both sh.exe and bash.exe on my system date from 2006 (not that that is
> any real indication as to how old they really are):
>
>   3-18-06  20:26          62,326    124  sh.exe
> 12-04-06  18:13         423,573    124  bash.exe
>
> Looking now, I see that KO uploaded his build of pdksh 5.2.14 in April.
> I'll grab that and give it a spin.
>

Yes, make sure to use his build as he fixed a crash or 2
Dave

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wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly Lewis Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2-de-sp-am-2rosenthals.com> - 2013-06-15 17:39 -0400
  Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2013-06-15 20:18 -0700
    Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly Lewis Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2-de-sp-am-2rosenthals.com> - 2013-06-20 14:11 -0400
      Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2013-06-20 17:15 -0700
  Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly gianfli.cim@gmail.com - 2013-06-16 00:10 -0700
    Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly Lewis Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2-de-sp-am-2rosenthals.com> - 2013-06-20 14:44 -0400
      Re: wget 1.14 - again this dynamic vs static thing, mainly gianfli.cim@gmail.com - 2013-06-21 21:52 -0700

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