Traps in tcsh (was: Re: Building ksh93 on MSYS2)

On 28/07/2026 7:10 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:42:38 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:56:52 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:31:42 +0800, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I just use 2021, which doesn't have any of the AI features; or none
>>>> that I noticed.
>>>
>>> Would you entrust mission-critical business operations to obsolete,
>>> unsupported software?
>>>
>>>> Did you not notice that before the checkout, you can choose the
>>>> /CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026/ as a one time purchase for $859?
>>>
>>> That’s quite expensive, if it’s just a hobby ...
>>
>> Yes, let's stick to shells.
> 
> It always amuses me to see the lengths to which those caught in the
> proprietary-software trap go out of their way to deny that they are in
> any way trapped ...

I don't see any obvious trap in

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do you read the "ldr1u@" and "1prln@" runes differently?  Do you have
stats in /detect traps/?  Do you suppose these runes are C tokens? per-
haps from tcsh?

Did you know you can find my name in the list of contributors in the
tcsh sources?  Did I just walk you into a trap, where you thought I
only used "proprietary software" with my name already in the list of
tcsh sources?

How do you like tcsh?  I think it's a really neat shell for interactive
use!
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