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Re: various 'cywin1.dll' tested with PERL's 'Configure' script.
- To: cygwin users <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
- Subject: Re: various 'cywin1.dll' tested with PERL's 'Configure' script.
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:10:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Reply-To: earnie_boyd@yahoo.com
--- Ian Zimmerman <itz@lbin.com> wrote:
> Glenn Spell wrote:
-8<-
>
> Why do we need ash anyway - what's the trouble with using just bash as
> sh? I tried using ash several times on my Linux boot floppies to save
> space, but I always concluded it wasn't worth the trouble, bash is just
> so much better even for noninteractive use. Instead I saved space by
> not including any executables that had a corresponding bash built-in,
> and rewriting several others as scripts.
Bash is a heavyweight and slows down processing. Ash was included only
beginning with b19. So, you can do as you did if you don't need the processing
speed. Personally I prefer having the extra speed from the lighter ash package.
===
YAWIA,
Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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