Comment by JdeBP

7 years ago

Tut-tut! So easily demonstratable otherwise.

MacOS:

* https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/352977/

* https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/398249/5132

The very version of FreeBSD from some years ago:

   % bsdgrep --version
   bsdgrep (BSD grep) 2.5.1-FreeBSD
   % grep --version
   grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1-FreeBSD

   Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
   warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   
   %

More on that:

* https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/65609/5132

Kyle Evans and others on making bsdgrep into grep:

* https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201650

1 comment

JdeBP

loeg 7 years ago

MacOS isn't FreeBSD. They're free to do whatever they want with the BSD-licensed software. Your comments made claims about FreeBSD that weren't factual. I would also emphasize that:

    strcmp("bsdgrep (BSD grep) 2.5.1-FreeBSD", "grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1-FreeBSD") != 0

Also, I'm personally in contact with Kyle Evans and am familiar with the general interest in making bsdgrep grep. But I also know that it hasn't happened yet.