From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp3.libero.it ([193.70.192.53]) by hawkwind.utcs.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <45422>; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:06:01 -0500 Received: from tango.texne.priv (151.15.152.180) by smtp3.libero.it (6.0.032) id 3BD43E250006EC77 for rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:14:48 +0200 Received: from carlos by tango.texne.priv with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15w7rl-0004X1-00; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:09:37 +0200 Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:09:37 -0500 From: Carlo Strozzi To: rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu Subject: Re: Beta release rc-1.6b3 available Message-ID: <20011023220937.A17282@texne.com> Mail-Followup-To: Carlo Strozzi , rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu References: <20011015125606.2248.qmail@happy.star.le.ac.uk> <20011023085557.A16410@texne.com> <20011023164752.A18640@folly> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011023164752.A18640@folly>; from markus@openbsd.org on Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 04:47:52PM +0200 Organization: ScriptaWorks.COM On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 04:47:52PM +0200, Markus Friedl wrote: > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 02:55:57AM -0500, Carlo Strozzi wrote: > > ; command ~/path/to/file > > this has been discussed 1000 times, please check > the mail archive. And another 1000 times it will probably be asked again in the future by another 1000 people who think that such a feature would make sense :-) Joking apart, I like rc very much, also because its supporters are so reluctant about making it a feature-packed shell. I just think that a `--with-tilde-hack' switch at configure time would not require more syntax-tweaking than a `--with-eq-hack' one :-) cheers, carlo -- For easier reading please set the Courier font. Messages larger than 30 KB may not receive immediate attention. Freedom for Business: http://swpat.ffii.org