Re: [9fans] unix rc homepage disapear

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>]

On Fri May 12 09:55:07 CDT 2006, serge.gagnon@b2b2c.ca wrote:
> For now, I put a copy on 
> ftp://quenix2.dyndns.org/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/rc-1.7.1.tar.gz for the 
> FreeBSD rc's ports. (just for the record)

i have a permant location available ftp://rc.quanstro.net/pub/rc-1.7.1.tar.gz.
this will be available this evening.  

i'm still willing to maintain the sucker.  is this location good enough for you?
it needs to be defluffed and need to be more compatable with the One True rc.

using the real rc is probablly the best solution, but byron's rc doesn't require
p9p.  (and the older unix ports of rc had some trouble.)

> Yesterday, I read the p9p rc man page and try it. I think that these little 
> things are missing for me to use this shell as login shell:
> - no history mechanism, like history(1) {- -p -- --p) that record commands 
> in a $history file other than " "", wintext. This doesn't work in console 
> mode.
> - CTRL+f doesn't work in console mode (that's probably not rc's problem but 
> keyboard setting in console mode).

the insert file completion is not part of the shell, it's part of rio. (okay, 9term
on p9p.)

there is a version of rc for p9p on sources in my directory that already does 
history via - -p -- --p. i have a version of rc for plan9 that also does history 
via a different program (also called - and -p). i can make that available if there
is any interest. (doubtful.)  rc will rewrite your commands, redirection first
in the history file.  so cavet emptor. 

- erik