Re: [MacPerl] Further qualification on my MacPerl shell project

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 14:13 +1000 1999.08.17, Charles Cave wrote:
# > Tom Christiansen's unix reconstruction project was intended to provide
# > unix shell tools to non-Unix platforms such as the Mac running MacOS.
# > One would have to bear in mind that many folks who contributed to
# > that project never Mac-ified their code and it could use some careful
# > review.
#
# This can be found at
#
#
<http://language.perl.com/ppt/src/sh/index.html>http://language.perl.com/ppt
/src/sh/index.html
# but I dont think it is much use to me because it is designed to run on
# Unix.
# A quick look at the source of a prototype by Tim Newsome involves
# starting processes, opening pipes, etc.
#
# Perhaps my description of a "shell" should be renamed as a "command
# driven file manager".   CDFM.

You misunderstand the point, I think.  You could download and try out
commands written in perl, like cd, ls, etc., and install ToolServer, and
use these commands under ToolServer (or some other shell-like thing).

# > Appropos another topic: is the MacPerl BOF going to happen Sunday?
# > I may make it to Monterey on Sunday.
#
# What is BOF ??

Birds-Of-a-Feather.  Gathering of like-minded people.

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