[ksh93-integration-discuss] ksh93 Integration Update 1 Amendments 1 [PSARC/2008/344FastTracktimeout 06/03/2008]

[Chris Pickett]

On 5/29/08, Darren J Moffat <Darren.Moffat at sun.com> wrote:
> James Carlson wrote:
>  > Darren J Moffat writes:
>  >> How does /usr/lib/shell usage compare with the existing:
>  >>
>  >>      /usr/share/zsh/<version>/functions/
>  >>      /usr/share/zsh/<version>/scripts/
>  >>      /usr/share/zsh/site-functions/
>  >
>  > All of the files under /usr/share/zsh are shell scripts and
>  > architecture-independent.  They could (at least in principle) be
>  > shared between architectures.
>  >
>  >> Does the creation of /usr/lib/shell imply that those things that are
>  >> currently in /usr/share/zsh should move to /usr/lib/shell/zsh ?
>  >
>  > Roland has already said that there'll be architecture-dependent
>  > objects in the /usr/lib/shell directory.  That alone makes it
>  > inappropriate for /usr/share.
>
>
> I think you missed the point I was trying to make it wasn't a /usr/share
>  vs /usr/lib distinction but the fact that there is already a system wide
>  place for zsh "extensions/plugins/whatever" yet this case appears to be
>  suggesting that /usr/lib/shell/zsh would be that place.  Zsh has already
>  staked out some of its ground.  Similarly we already have
>  /usr/lib/python. On the other hand we have /usr/perl and /usr/ruby/ and
>  both /usr/java and /usr/share/lib/java :-(
>
>  Or let me ask this another way.  Given that all the shells are upstream
>  from OpenSolaris and that they may or may not already have some "system
>  wide" area what is it that we are actually trying to do with
>  /usr/lib/shell ?  Is /usr/lib/shell really /usr/lib/ksh ?
>
>  What architectural value is /usr/lib/shell/ adding what are the rules
>  for putting something in there versus the shells own system wide area?
>  Is it really /usr/lib/shell or /usr/lib/ksh93/ ?   Until we have some
>  real examples or a real need I don't see that this is generic to *all*
>  shells and is more likely specific to some class of shells maybe which
>  might be just ksh93.
>
>  Last but not least what is a shell ? would /usr/lib/shell/python be
>  allowed ?

Don't. Be. Silly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell

Unless python starts calling itself a shell it isn't one.

Chris
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