Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: a sed question
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:55:01 -0800
Organization: None to speak of
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <87msgourzu.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com>
References: <874j304vv3.fsf@example.com> <vk6if0$2n5s$1@dont-email.me>
	<vk7ar2$7g01$4@dont-email.me> <vk7kts$9evn$1@dont-email.me>
	<vk7meu$9jp7$2@dont-email.me>
	<87v7vcv9in.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com>
	<vk7rdi$ae6m$1@dont-email.me>
	<87r060uwvu.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com>
	<vk89m1$gbta$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 07:55:20 +0100 (CET)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="05490bf84a23842e58914ee4885380df";
	logging-data="550362"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19qm0mn4EorLklH8UmyMS0p"
User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:rWxPkJHSnaWtrAbsaZWwoE2TALs=
	sha1:lDkMJPvTxYjVq+edIO43OarqU9E=
Bytes: 2164

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:09:25 -0800, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
>>> On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:36:32 -0800, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>>> I'd be surprised to
>>>> see *any* Linux distribution (other than small embedded systems) that
>>>> doesn't include awk (either gawk or mawk, or even busybox awk) by
>>>> default.
>>>
>>> The point being, it would likely be easier to remove Awk than to remove 
>>> Perl.
>> 
>> Which is quite different from what you wrote, which was that "you’re
>> more likely to find Perl than Awk on a Linux system".
>
> You do know that Linux systems encourage customization, don’t you?

I can no longer keep up with the rapid movement of the goalposts.
I see no point in continuing this discussion.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */