Sam Edge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Harald Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > (OT) Does anyone know if any of the common shells, when they see >> > "#!/bin/xxxx" at the front of a script, try a $PATH search for an >> > "xxxx" executable if they can't find "/bin/xxxx"? This would seem like >> > a good idea to me. >> Some people are using the env program to use the PATH environment: >> #! /usr/bin/env perl >> BEGIN { $^W = 1 } > > Erm ... doesn't this just duplicate the problem? How can you guarantee > that "env" is always in /usr/bin? > > It's also pretty inefficient, isn't it?
It gives you the freedom to start different interpreters with the same script. E.g. perl-5.6 or perl-5.8. This might be interesting for testing purposes. What are you looking for? Harald -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/