Your csh still thinks true is false. Write to your vendor today and tell them that next year Configure ought to 'rm /bin/csh' unless they fix their blasted shell. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker complains that csh misinterprets true/false and suggests removing it unless fixed.
- In plain terms
- csh has a bug; consider deleting it.
- What can you take from it?
- Report shell bugs and consider alternatives.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How to balance fixing vs replacing a tool?
- What are the risks of removing core utilities?
Another view
Removing a shell may break scripts that depend on it.
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