ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[Ken O. Burtch]

  BUSH, the PegaSoft Business Shell, is a powerful Linux/Unix shell
  for designing secure, reliable shell scripts that can be later
compiled as
  a fast executable programs. It can also be used an an interactive
login
  shell, generate Java Virtual Machine applications, and open network
  sockets. BUSH is a robust and readable alternative to BASH, CSH, and
  (to a certain extent) Python and Perl. 

  The business shell now features backquoted commands,
  filename completion, customizable prompt, 4 new built-in packages (28
  function CGI/cookie package, calendar, source_info, lock_files). New
  script debugging mode (--break) handles the insertion of breakpoints
  (pragma inspection_point) and debugging statements (pragma debug).
  SIGINT (Control-C) can break out to a command prompt at any time.
  Docs greatly enhanced and include a hackers guide. Usual bug fixes.

  Homepage: http://www.pegasoft.ca/bush.html

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System Manager in a Box / Business Shell            : R.R.#1
Bio: 36;Bsc,UI,Lang,Games;Toons,Elves,SF,Pizza;Xian : Jordan Station, ON
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Re: ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[Pascal Obry]

"Ken O. Burtch" <kburtch@sympatico.ca> writes:

>   BUSH, the PegaSoft Business Shell, is a powerful Linux/Unix shell

I will certainly give it a try if it was also ported to Windows. As many
other we have often the need to run scripts on GNU/Linux and Windows...

Any plan for a Windows port ?

Pascal.

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Re: ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[steve_H]

Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:<uhegvf311.fsf@wanadoo.fr>...
> "Ken O. Burtch" <kburtch@sympatico.ca> writes:
> 

> >   BUSH, the PegaSoft Business Shell, is a powerful Linux/Unix shell
> 
> I will certainly give it a try if it was also ported to Windows. As many
> other we have often the need to run scripts on GNU/Linux and Windows...
> 
> Any plan for a Windows port ?
> 
> Pascal.

how about BUSH under cygwin? see http://www.cygwin.com 

this should be easier to port.  I looked at the above site and I do not
see BUSH supported under cygwin.

Re: ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[Pascal Obry]

nma124@hotmail.com (steve_H) writes:

> how about BUSH under cygwin? see http://www.cygwin.com 

Well I use all the time Cygwin. This is a great toolset, but Cygwin tools are
slower than their MingW (native) counterparts. I would prefer a native Windows
BUSH...

> this should be easier to port.  I looked at the above site and I do not
> see BUSH supported under cygwin.

Not sure it will be easier to build. I think BUSH is written in Ada and there
is no Ada comppiler targetted to Cygwin AFAIK.

Pascal.

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Re: ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[Ken O. Burtch]

Pascal Obry wrote:
> 
> nma124@hotmail.com (steve_H) writes:
> 
> > how about BUSH under cygwin? see http://www.cygwin.com
> 
> Well I use all the time Cygwin. This is a great toolset, but Cygwin tools are
> slower than their MingW (native) counterparts. I would prefer a native Windows
> BUSH...
> 
> > this should be easier to port.  I looked at the above site and I do not
> > see BUSH supported under cygwin.
> 
> Not sure it will be easier to build. I think BUSH is written in Ada and there
> is no Ada comppiler targetted to Cygwin AFAIK.

BUSH is written almost entirely with Ada.  There is a small amount of C
for portable UNIX signal handling.

KB

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Ken O. Burtch: http://www.pegasoft.ca               : Pegasoft
System Manager in a Box / Business Shell            : R.R.#1
Bio: 36;Bsc,UI,Lang,Games;Toons,Elves,SF,Pizza;Xian : Jordan Station, ON
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Re: ANNOUNCE: BUSH 0.9 release

[Ken O. Burtch]

steve_H wrote:
> 
> Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:<uhegvf311.fsf@wanadoo.fr>...
> > "Ken O. Burtch" <kburtch@sympatico.ca> writes:
> >
> 
> > >   BUSH, the PegaSoft Business Shell, is a powerful Linux/Unix shell
> >
> > I will certainly give it a try if it was also ported to Windows. As many
> > other we have often the need to run scripts on GNU/Linux and Windows...
> >
> > Any plan for a Windows port ?

I'm working on the core language and features.  Several people have
offered to help with a Windows port.  There is a CYGWIN thread on the
BUSH forum.  I offered some suggestions in the new user guide on how to
tackle DOS and Windows ports, but to date I've heard no word on anyone's
progress.

I'd encourage a Windows port.  However, since I myself have no use for a
Windows version, you'll have to wait a long time if you expect me to
write the Windows port.  There are too many other items on my "To Do"
list.

> > Pascal.
> 
> how about BUSH under cygwin? see http://www.cygwin.com
> 
> this should be easier to port.  I looked at the above site and I do not
> see BUSH supported under cygwin.

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Ken O. Burtch: http://www.pegasoft.ca               : Pegasoft
System Manager in a Box / Business Shell            : R.R.#1
Bio: 36;Bsc,UI,Lang,Games;Toons,Elves,SF,Pizza;Xian : Jordan Station, ON
````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Canada L0R 1S0