[ale] Bash vs Perl

[Chris Fowler]

> From: "Michael Potter" <michael at potter.name>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:36:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Bash vs Perl

> Chris,
> Did you attend my bash presentation several years ago?

No. 

> I wrote it after struggling with how unreliable bash is compared to Perl.

I guess I'd be interested in the definition of "unreliable". 

I get nailed all the time about my compares. I am probably just ignorant of the correct methods. 

> I can give the presentation again on goto meeting or at an ALE meeting. I am
> booked for the rest of the year, but I can do it next year.

> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Chris Fowler < cfowler at outpostsentinel.com >
> wrote:

>> Not a rant or question, just a thought.

>> I've been working on "Jenga Linux" and since I do not have many perl modules
>> until later in the build of LFS 7.10 I'm sticking to bash as much as possible.
>> GNU STOW is an exception, but it uses perl in /tools from chapter 5 until it
>> can be installed in chapter 6. Beyond that , the only perl module in chapter 5
>> is XML::Parser. I could install all modules needed in /tools and use them in
>> chapter 6, but I'm forcing myself to expand my bash experience by using what
>> most other disti creators use.

>> It would nice to find a book titled: "Bash for Perl Programmers". Very simple
>> tasks I do in Perl are a struggle in bash. Stack Exchange is not short on
>> answers.

>> Chris

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