Re: [Boost-users] unix tools

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] unix tools
From: Andreas Schäfer (gentryx_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-12 06:25:35

Wow, rewriting almost the whole GNU toolset? Just for not having to
use Cygwin? Sounds like a giant waste of time, TBH.

Cheers
-Andreas

On 12:09 Tue 12 Feb     , gast128 wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> since Boost has marvelous cross platform libraries, wouldn't it be an 
> idea to rewrite all the standard commandline unix tools (e.g. cp, grep, 
> ps, ls, diff) in c++ with Boost? Libraries like program options, 
> filesystem and regex already fullfill a lot of the functionality. Only 
> thing left is a person with a good knowledge of the syntax of the cmd 
> line tools and ofc a lot of time:).
> 
> I mainly use Windows and i really miss these tools from time to time. 
> And yes there is Cygwin but I would prefer just the tools without 
> changing my environment.
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