Re: [dev] 9base-3

2009/8/7 Antony Jepson <antonyat_AT_gmail.com>:
> On 2009-08-06, Charlie Kester wrote:
>> Help me understand the pro's and con's here.  Why/when should I use
>> 9base rather than plan9port?
>
> You could do a little research here to save us all some time.  But, I
> feel generous, so:
>
> The major differences between the two are size and the included
> programs.
>
> $ pacman -Si 9base
> Download Size  : 5828.02 K
>
> $ pacman -Si plan9port
> Download Size  : 30772.74 K
>
> plan9port includes sam, acme, rio, and 9term whereas 9base doesn't.
>
> Think about it this way, 9base has the everything you need to run 'werc'
> and nothing else (i.e. no GUI tools).

Yes 9base can be used if you just write rc shell scripts with a
reliable tool chain (eg all included commands like cat, sed, ls, etc
behave consistent, regardless of the platform).

Kind regards,
Anselm
Received on Fri Aug 07 2009 - 07:56:29 UTC