FYI, I applied a tiny patch yesterday.
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=commitdiff;h=f4871c025a82
Here's the thread:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.coreutils.bugs/15465
* Bruno Haible wrote on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 02:26:52AM CET:
> > * gnulib-tool (func_strip): New function.
>
> You only ever need to strip the prefix _or_ the suffix, never both
> simultaneously. Therefore it will be faster to define 2 functions.
If it is ever possible that both are needed at the
Hello,
> Jim Meyering writes:
> > So I conclude that the choices are
> >
> > Perl
> > Python
> > Ruby
FWIW, my preferences are: sticking with what we currently have, or Perl.
Python is installed on less than half the systems I test on, and Ruby on
virtually none other than the Linux ones.
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Bruno Haible wrote:
> If gnulib-tool was to be rewritten in another programming language than
> shell + sed, what would be the good choices?
>
> The foremost criteria IMO should be the maintainability, i.e. the ability for
> us and for new contributor
