Re: Future [exec] overhaul

On 7/2/08, Larry McVoy <lm@...> wrote:
>
> Great start!
>
> Is there any reason to keep the exec name?  You have no idea how many times
> I've heard "tcl, the only language where exec doesn't".

That one is funny, if unfair :)

>  What would be
> wrong with calling it system, like system(3).  We've written a system
> clone that doesn't use sh but supports much of the shell syntax you
> describe above.

I'm open to any name of course. I have a slight bias against [system]
because, by analogy with libc's system(), its most intuitive
interpretation would be to use /bin/sh, not emulate it... Anyway,
let's not paint the bikeshed that early in the design process 

-Alex

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