I use VI to edit most configs and such, just to keep my hands dirty. But for any REAL editing I always use THE.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Scott Rohling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Concerning the original post -- I've used Regina REXX on zLinux and > continue > to do so on both zSeries and my x86 servers at home. It initially came > with > the SUSE distro as an addon package when I used (SLES7, 8?) it. > > Using REXX (25 years experience is hard to toss out the window) helped me > automate on Linux immediately with little learning curve. For example - I > recall a nifty program that looked at all your DASD on zLinux and gave a > report on how it was being used (virtual address is dasdx, mounted as x, > part of LVM x, not used, etc). Being new to Linux this would have taken 10 > times longer than it did otherwise (though admittedly, I would have learned > a ton along the way). > > Now I'm familiar with bash, perl, python, php, et al - and tend to use them > for simple tasks. But I still run home to Mama Rexx when I'm doing > something less than simple. REXX is just too cool to abandon.. > > Anyway - not sure I did anything here but confirm REXX can and is used on > Linux on z. It seems to be missing from the current distros I've looked > at > for z, though :-( > > Cowlishaw hero worshiper and fan club member: Scott Rohling > > p.s. I've used THE - but after being forced to edit where THE isn't > available - I've tended to stick with vi/vim for an editor. Now that I > know > the keystroke contortions, it's not as bad as it once seemed. > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Mark Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> On 8/12/2008 at 12:32 PM, in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mauro > Souza > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Mark, > > > > > > *checkinstall make install* doesn't actually installs anything, only > > creates > > > the RPM package. > > > > The version of checkinstall that I've used does install into the "live" > > file system, and then creates a package from that. So, you might want to > > verify that it does (or does not) do that on a test system before doing > it > > on a more important system. > > > > > > Mark Post > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
