On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 09:39:28PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Clint Adams wrote: > > > Such as? > > > > test -x /usr/sbin/install-docs || echo hi > > Personally, the only such paths I ever hard code are /etc, #!/bin/sh, > and #!/usr/bin/perl, and I've been thinking about using the env trick > for that last. ess hardcoded paths is good for flexability, and avoid > possible future nasty transitions if the file moves.
It also makes it easier to do Stupid Package Tricks like post- processing packages to install into /opt/debian/ (on a non-Debian system, of course), where the path is /opt/debian/bin:/opt/debian/usr/bin. Yes, I've tried this. (I claim no sanity.) No, this doesn't work even remotely well right now. But it may be interesting in the distant future, given how well dpkg-cross works. dave... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
