Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] FAQ: sync newuser-install

[Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 8:41 AM Daniel Shahaf <d.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From a more theoretical perspective, removing the need to set HISTFILE
> would allow us to one day move the history storage to something other
> than files

Given the (ahem) brisk adoption of alternatives to GDBM for ztie, that
seems unlikely, but if it were going to be implemented wouldn't it
more likely be as an extension to one of the existing history
parameters?

> Bart Schaefer wrote on Sat, 27 Aug 2022 02:24 +00:00:
> >
> > I haven't worked through all the details yet, but perhaps a zmodload
> > module?
>
> If it's just this, then, s/zmodload module/$fpath function/, surely

A shell function can't be static-linked to the base shell to guarantee
it's availability.