Re: [Boost-users] unix tools

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] unix tools
From: Artyom Beilis (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-12 06:44:06

Or use original GNU tools:

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html

Also why to rewrite exiting high quality de-facto standard (and POSIX complaint)
tools that had proven for time much longer than Boost even exits.
 
Artyom Beilis
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----- Original Message -----
> From: Andreas Schäfer <gentryx_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] unix tools
> 
> 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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