Re: GNU texinfo 4.2 and egrep/fgrep

[Paul Eggert]

> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:11:33 -0400
> From: address@hidden (Karl Berry)
> 
>     'egrep' and 'fgrep'.  POSIX no longer requires these commands
> 
> You've got to be kidding me!!!  This is ridiculous.
> 
> Thanks for the patch, but I'm not sure I want to give in to such stupidity.

What can I say?  One of these days you'll run into a strict POSIX
1003.1-2001 system.  I suppose you can wait until then.  But you have
the patch now.

These days I'm working with a new box on my desk at work that boots
and runs GNU/Linux.  Its external dimensions are 120x170x30mm and it
weighs 282 grams.

This box has grep, but it lacks egrep and fgrep.

Admittedly I don't use this box to run Texinfo.  (yet :-)