RHAT bug? /etc/init.d/functions:daemon()

[Bill McGonigle]

On Feb 1, 2006, at 11:26, Ben Scott wrote:

>   One of the biggest incentives to use Perl is the large collection of
> modules.  Runtime performance is another, but that's generally not a
> concern for initscripts.  So what's the benefit?

It's easier to learn, more expressive, more powerful (without getting 
into the Turing machine argument) and has a popular extension 
mechanism.

I didn't say you wouldn't want to use any modules, I said you don't 
want every module known to man to be used.  The perl binary for a 
distribution would statically link in the modules that are considered 
useful by the packagers.  The power is that list is easily 
expanded/changed when warranted.

-Bill
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