[go-nuts] OS X Installer: Why modify $PATH instead of adding symbolic links to /usr/local/bin?

2016-07-12 Thread jsejcksn
Don't read this as a complaint. I'm trying to get feedback from code reviewers about the design decision regarding this behavior of the installer. In my experience, most software for OS X that installs cli components installs to /usr/local/ and then creates symbolic links to executables in /us

Re: [go-nuts] Re: OS X Installer: Why modify $PATH instead of adding symbolic links to /usr/local/bin?

2016-07-20 Thread jsejcksn
I'm not sure how to answer that question. npm and homebrew manage package lists with unique names. On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 11:46:04 AM UTC-5, Chris Broadfoot wrote: > > If it isn't the right way of doing things, it might be something we can > change (for 1.8, probably). What's an installer