Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Scott Robert Ladd" <> | Subject | RE: Perl in the toolchain | Date | Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:28:57 -0500 |
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> Write a perl interpreter in Python! > of course, to avoid merely moving the problem, Python then would be > implemented in a bash script ...
Or we could just use Parrot, and be done with it!
Seriously: While Perl's faults may be in the eyes of its beholders, the real point here is complicating the build environment for the kernel.
As a fundamental piece of portable software, the kernel should build in a minimal environment. Perl may indeed be a good choice for text munging -- but it is not the only choice, and using it adds yet another requirement to the kernel build environment.
Minimizing the build environment simple is a valid requirement for selecting a tool.
..Scott
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