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- This version of GNU Grep was posted to BIX. Below is the description
- from the BIX listings area.
-
- ggrep.zoo 129024 Approx time (min):133 at 300 baud, 33 at 1200 baud
- Contributed by: egreen Date: Sun Dec 24 02:48:20 1989
- Latest GNU GREP off of MIT-PREP, modified to use decent amount of
- stack. This one only uses 4-5K of stack, instead of 25K like the
- previous version. This is GNU Grep version 1.5, which fixes two
- minor problems with GNU Grep version 1.4 (on which the previous
- Amiga version was based) -- it returns the correct return code
- for # of matches, and if you compile it -dEGREP, it now doesn't
- have to be named "egrep" for that option to actually mean
- something.
- Keywords: $binary fsf gnu, grep, search, unix,
- Download count: 11
-
- Below is a slightly reformatted version of the README file that Eric
- included in his distribution:
-
- I hate to add to the plethora of README files afflicting this
- release, but....
-
- Welcome. This is the latest GNU EGREP version 1.5 straight off of
- MIT-PREP, with a few modifications here and there to make it live
- in a decent amount of stack. The original needed at least 25K of
- stack to run. This one needs around 6K or so.
-
- This version is compiled with Lattice "C" version 5.02. I have
- written a Lmkfile for "lmk". This one works with "lmk", for some
- odd reason ("lmk" has some silly bugs, at least in 5.02).
-
- If you find bugs, please report them to me, Eric Green, at:
-
- elg@attctc.UUCP
- egreen (BIX)
- P.O. Box 92191
- Lafayette, LA 70509
- (318) 984-1820
-
- I'll try to duplicate them in "virgin" GNU code on a BSD system,
- and see if they're inherent in the code, or problems with the
- Amiga port. That way we won't bother the GNU folks with problems
- with my own programming.
-
- And finally, here is the original README file sent in with Jonathan Hue's
- submission of an earlier version of GnuGrep:
-
- This is the GNU projects grep program. It replaces grep, fgrep,
- egrep, and bmgrep. The only changes I made were those required
- to get it to compile and run correctly on the Amiga. I also forced
- the code to go through a common clean up and exit function as I am
- still unconvinced Lattice C 5.02 cleans up properly in all
- situations.
-
- Even though it is twice the size of the grep that comes with Lattice
- C, it is far faster, and offers many more features.
-
- The egrep binary was created with the following command line:
- lc -L -DUSG -DEGREP egrep.c alloca.c dfa.c getopt.c regex.c
-
- This means it uses the characters under the EGREP column in the man
- page. Egrep needs about 15K of stack space.
-
- Jonathan Hue
- uunet!jvc!jonathan
-
- Here is a list (in alphabetical order) of some of the people who have
- worked on GNU Grep or the Amiga versions:
-
- Scott Anderson
- Eric Green
- Doug Gwyn
- Mike Haertel
- Jonathan Hue
- Arthur Olson
- Henry Spencer
- Richard Stallman
- James Woods
-
- Have Fun!
- -Fred ><>
- 27-Dec-89
-