Stephane Chazelas dixit: [ a lot, with which I vehemently disagree ]
>If you need arrays, use "$@" or use "perl/python/ruby...", but >please don't break yet another shell with the Korn arrays or >arithmetics. The good part about mksh i̲s̲ that it’s a programming language, a nice one to use, much more legible than Perl, besides having “set -x” beats them all; lots of those other features like associative multidimensional arrays are making their way into mksh. I only hack o̲n̲ mksh because I want to program i̲n̲ mksh, because, e.g. C sucks (UB). So I make it the best language within its scope I can, and David Korn as well as those who worked on pdsh/pdksh/oksh before laid good groundwork. Newbies should be careful before using a̲n̲y̲ language. “or use perl instead” doesn’t help if they forget -T either. Your arguments are, thus, lacking hold. bye, //mirabilos -- 18:47⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> well channels… you see, I see everything in the same window anyway 18:48⎜<xpt:#!/bin/mksh> i know, you have some kind of telnet with automatic pong 18:48⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> haha, yes :D 18:49⎜<mirabilos:#!/bin/mksh> though that's more tinyirc – sirc is more comfy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/pine.bsm.4.64l.1410132115280....@herc.mirbsd.org
