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If you are able to install specific implementations of the tools, go with GNU tools on all the machines. That way, you'd get more features and work the same eve
by asicsp 2y ago
If you are able to install specific implementations of the tools, go with GNU tools on all the machines. That way, you'd get more features and work the same everywhere.
If that is not an option, go with Perl. It'd be a little slower, but you'll get consistent results. Plus, Perl has powerful regex, lots of standard libraries, etc.
- godelski 2y agoWell the fun is, as I was trying to convey, building the tools automatically from fresh boxes. Sure, I can bootstrap my way by first installing gnu coreutils but if this was about doing things the easy way I'd just use the relevant package manager and ansible like everyone else