Re: [MacPerl] A command line shell for the Mac

[Greg Dunn <gregdunn@indy.net>]

"Scott Pulver said:"
> 
>   nShell and MacShell:
> 
> ftp://mirror.apple.com/mirrors/Info-Mac.Archive/dev/src/nshell-pro-c.hqx
> 
> http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/fred/macshell.html

I've used them both, and in fact corresponded extensively with the authors
after obtaining them.  I bought a source license for nShell before it was
released as freeware, and found the following:

nShell pros:  fast, extensible(write your own commands), open source, 
scriptable, droplets available
nShell cons:  nonstandard APIs(compared to *NIX)

MacShell pros: fast, well integrated, robust, standard APIs
MacShell cons: not as far along the development curve at the time

I ended up using nShell because I liked being able to hack the source into
submission, change the path separator "transparently", and write powerful
scripts and droplets.  I used it a lot until I learned MacPerl.  :-)


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