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From: bernhold@qtp.ufl.edu (David E. Bernholdt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.cray
Subject: Re: Whats Missing?
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Date: 3 Oct 89 21:35:20 GMT
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In article <2569@salgado.Solbourne.COM> dworkin@Solbourne.com (Dieter Muller) writes:
>So cheat.  Pick some convenient directory that you (hey, why not everyone
>else while you're at it) have in your path and are allowed to add things
>to.  Install the equivalent two-line shell script and name the result
>``ranlib''.

Sure, this is what I did eventually.  To make a robust work-a-like for
BSD's ranlib is about 50 lines.  But I would have much rather spent
the time on other things.  Writing a good script is time-consuming.

If anybody wants it, I'll mail or post it.
-- 
David Bernholdt			bernhold@qtp.ufl.edu
Quantum Theory Project		bernhold@ufpine.bitnet
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL  32611		904/392 6365