Re: [PATCH 1/3]: Replace kernel/timeconst.pl with kernel/timeconst.sh

Rob Landley
2009-01-04T01:36:36Z

On Saturday 03 January 2009 06:28:22 Ingo Oeser wrote:
> > +for i in "MSEC 1000" "USEC 1000000"
> > +do
> > + NAME=$(echo $i | awk '{print $1}')
>
> cut -d' ' -f1 does the same
>
> > + PERIOD=$(echo $i | awk '{print $2}')
>
> cut -d' ' -f2 does the same

>From a standards perspective
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cut.html vs
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/awk.html is probably
a wash, but from a simplicity perspective using the tool that _isn't_ its own
programming language is probably a win. :)

I made the change in the second round of patches I just posted.

Thanks,

Rob