On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 01:39:29PM +1300, david.sainty@dtsp.co.nz wrote:
> Alistair Crooks writes:
> 
> > Your patch for the bootstrap, whilst good, and a step forward,
> > is only papering over the cracks. The real solution to the crack
> > is to get Sun to drag their userland into the 1990s.
> 
> When Alistair wakes up from that lovely dream I imagine he'll conclude
> that getting Pkgsrc to provide the tools for the job IS a real
> solution.

Indeed.  I don't think I could have put it better myself, I just
wanted to voice my opinions about the strange beast that is Solaris
userland.

And I have long wondered if we should provide a bootstrap version
of NetBSD's (a)sh for just that reason.
 
> The Solaris userland is just too odd.  Better to build a whole new
> wall, and forget about the cracked crumbling wall behind :)
> 
> Mmmmm....  Shiny Teflon-coated Pkgsrc wall...

Amen.

Now, to sleep, perchance to dream.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity for that - two literary quotes in
the same day.

Best,
Al