On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 12:38:35AM +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:22:37 -0500 Brian Harring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > | On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 12:14:30AM +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > | > On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 18:00:12 -0500 Brian Harring > | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > wrote: > | > | Beyond that, there is the shebang issue which can be addresses > | > | via a combination of automated scans/fixes, and fixing bugs as > | > | it's hit. Hardcoded vars in scripts for the path to a binary are > | > | an issue also, although again, scans can be done to at least > | > | check for it. > | > > | > This one's a far bigger issue than might be initially obvious. It > | > would involve rewriting a whole load of autotools innards... > | > | Clarify. My knowledge of autotool innards is that it relies on $PATH > | for lookup of the tools it uses. > > It does in some places, it doesn't in others. It especially doesn't for > things that aren't normally found via PATH. It's a hell of a mess. Examples? ~harring
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