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Makefile, .gitignore, .editorconfig, configure, tests/cc-compat.sh: added configure script for compiler optimizations
qi(1): The qi shell
Its definition in POSIX makes it unintuitive for shell scripters. Emma should elaborate here when fae has time, fae has more experience with this.
From: "Lawrence Velázquez" <vq@larryv.m…
qi(1): The qi shell
Maybe we could have a shift-like that will “shift” any variable with IFS-delineated text?
qi(1): The qi shell
It necessitates storing "$0" as a new shell variable to be able to continue using it, which shell authors writing diagnostics messages and following good practice always want to do.
shift(1)…
yes(1) analogue
i think we discussed an out(1) command in the past that does what echo does but without the uncertainty that comes with how it’s defined in POSIX. we definitely want a format(1) command but i…
Sounds good. We should get started when we have a few more of our own utilities to show for it
yes(1) analogue
i didn’t think we would be including printf? didn’t we discuss a different formatting tool?
that’s true. it could probably be both in the README and the Makefile as a comment
@Woozysafe i like the idea of using the I Ching but James Legge has a less than stellar reputation with me. I hope we can find an alternative translation. Would you be willing to look into it for me?