On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 08:33:41PM -0700, Micah Cowan wrote: > Ming Hua wrote: > > > > For the sake of discussion, I think > > > > #!/usr/bin/env perl > > > > will pick up $PATH and is a valid #! line. I also believe this is widely > > used. > > Yes, it will. But isn't that a somewhat silly suggestion considering the > context? If /usr/bin/perl were "bad" then /usr/bin/env would be just as > "bad", it seems to me...
That's not the point. Fergal's argument is, if you think scripts honoring the $PATH variable and use the binaries /usr/local/bin/ is a feature because it respects the user preference, you should also think using "#!/usr/bin/env perl" instead of "#!/usr/bin/perl" a feature as well, for the same reason. And I think it's a valid argument. Debian guarantees /usr/bin/perl and /usr/bin/env will work. I think the focus of this discussion is what happens if we have a "bad" /usr/local/bin/perl, not a "bad" /usr/bin/perl. Ming 2007.05.10 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
