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From: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use perl instead of tac
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:31:13 +0200
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David Symonds wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Randal L. Schwartz
> <merlyn@stonehenge.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> "J=F6rg" =3D=3D J=F6rg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> writes:
>>  J=F6rg> What about using a shell function and a *big* variable or a=
n intermediate
>>  J=F6rg> file?
>>
>>  What makes you think that's any more faster or efficient than calli=
ng Perl
>>  at this point?
>=20
> I doubt J=F6rg suggested it for its speed, but it removes the depende=
ncy on Perl.
>=20
> Bit ugly, still.

And quadratic, unlike Perl (and unlike sed, if it worked portably).

Paolo