reply from textutils maintainer

[Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu>]

I got this from the textutils maintainer.  I have too many things on
my stack already, but maybe someone else is interested?

zw

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Date:    30 Jul 1998 23:19:30 -0500
From:    Jim Meyering <meyering@ascend.com>
To:      Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: textutils should provide tsort

Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu> writes:

| Currently there is no GNU version of `tsort'.  While this program gets
| used very seldom, it is difficult or impossible to simulate its
| function with other programs, and it's a standard part of just about
| every Unix out there.  (If you've never heard of it: tsort does a
| topological sort on its input.  It has been around since V7 or
| earlier.)
|
| It Would Be Nice if this program could be added to textutils.  You
| could start with the code from 4.4BSD or any of its derivatives.

I wanted to do that years ago, but RMS nixed it -- I think he objected
to the copyright.  I'm still waiting for someone to donate an
unencumbered version.

Would you be interested in writing one?


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