oneill@bu-tyng.bu.edu (Brian O'Neill) (07/03/88)
I just realized that there is a program '/usr/ucb/from' already on most BSD
system, and it conflicts with Elm's 'from'. They have the same basic
purpose, but different output (I like Elm's). However, I did not want to
just remove /usr/ucb/from, in case anyone needs it, but having two 'from'
commands just leads into trouble. Perhaps a name change is in order to
prevent this conflict??
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From article <1596@bu-tyng.bu.edu>, by oneill@bu-tyng.bu.edu (Brian O'Neill): > I just realized that there is a program '/usr/ucb/from' already on most BSD > system, and it conflicts with Elm's 'from'. They have the same basic > purpose, but different output (I like Elm's). However, I did not want to > just remove /usr/ucb/from, in case anyone needs it, but having two 'from' > commands just leads into trouble. Perhaps a name change is in order to > prevent this conflict?? I call the elm version 'frm' for whatever that's worth. Dave Rasmussen c/o Computing Services Division @ U of WI - Milwaukee Internet: dave@csd4.milw.wisc.edu Uucp: uwvax!uwmcsd1!uwmcsd4!dave {o,o} Csnet: dave%uwmcsd4@uwm Bellnet: +1 (414) 229-5133 \u/ ICBM: 43 4 58 N/ 87 55 52 W Usnail: Box 413 EMS E380, Milw WI 53201
darrell@urbsdc.Urbana.Gould.COM (07/04/88)
/* Written 12:37 pm Jul 2, 1988 by oneill@bu-tyng.bu.edu in urbsdc:comp.mail.elm */ /* ---------- "'from' conflict with UCB" ---------- */ > I just realized that there is a program '/usr/ucb/from' already on most BSD > system, and it conflicts with Elm's 'from'. You're right. We have /usr/ucb/from on at least one of our systems here. Looks like a name change is in order; perhaps our new "keeper of the source" can coordinate this change. -- Darrell McIntosh Gould CSD, Urbana Software Development Center Internet: darrell@xenurus.Urbana.Gould.COM Usenet: uunet!uiucuxc!urbsdc!darrell
edc@ALTOS.COM (Eric Christensen) (07/06/88)
In article <6138@uwmcsd1.UUCP> dave@csd1.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen) writes: >From article <1596@bu-tyng.bu.edu>, by oneill@bu-tyng.bu.edu (Brian O'Neill): >> I just realized that there is a program '/usr/ucb/from' already on most BSD >> system, and it conflicts with Elm's 'from'. They have the same basic >> purpose, but different output (I like Elm's). However, I did not want to >> just remove /usr/ucb/from, in case anyone needs it, but having two 'from' >> commands just leads into trouble. Perhaps a name change is in order to >> prevent this conflict?? > >I call the elm version 'frm' for whatever that's worth. Agreed! As much as I hate to change it, that's a good idea. Unless someone has a reasonable bitch, from(1) will become frm(1) in the 2.0 release. -- +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Eric D. Christensen | Email: edc@altnet.altos.com (uunet!altnet!edc) | | Altos Computer Systems +--------------------------------------------------+ | 399 West Trimble Road | Note: There are no spelling errors in this | | San Jose, Ca. 95131 | message.... I just can't type! | +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | These views aren't Altos' - They're mine, all mine, and you can't have them| +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ries@trwrb.UUCP (Marc Ries) (07/07/88)
In article <561@altnet.ALTOS.COM> edc@altnet.UUCP (Eric Christensen) writes: >In article <6138@uwmcsd1.UUCP> dave@csd1.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen) writes: [>From article <1596@bu-tyng.bu.edu>, by oneill@bu-tyng.bu.edu (Brian O'Neill): [>> I just realized that there is a program '/usr/ucb/from' already on most BSD [>> system, and it conflicts with Elm's 'from'. They have the same basic [...] [ [Agreed! As much as I hate to change it, that's a good idea. Unless someone has [a reasonable bitch, from(1) will become frm(1) in the 2.0 release. [ I once heard about a wonderful new software product called PATH. It seems that if you put the elm "from" before the ucb "from" in this PATH, things work just fine ;-) -- Marc A. ries@trwrb.TRW.COM sdcrdcf!---\ ihnp4!------\----- trwrb! --- ries
edc@ALTOS.COM (Eric Christensen) (07/08/88)
In article <7042@trwrb.UUCP> ries@trwrb.dsd.trw.com.UUCP (Marc Ries) writes: > > I once heard about a wonderful new software product called PATH. > > It seems that if you put the elm "from" before the ucb "from" in > this PATH, things work just fine ;-) That's all fine and dandy, except for sites that install the Elm binaries in /usr/bin! What a nasty surprise, now you just overwrote your Berkeley from(1) with the elm from!!!! Oooops! While I personally don't believe in installing local software in /bin or /usr/bin, many people do. As such, I also don't believe in giving a loaded gun to an idiot... he'll probably shoot himself, or someone else :-) -- +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | Eric D. Christensen | Email: edc@altnet.altos.com (uunet!altnet!edc) | | Altos Computer Systems +--------------------------------------------------+ | 399 West Trimble Road | Note: There are no spelling errors in this | | San Jose, Ca. 95131 | message.... I just can't type! | +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | These views aren't Altos' - They're mine, all mine, and you can't have them| +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+