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At 12:29 AM -0500 1/29/02, Troy Davis wrote:
>I was just searching the archives and saw someone recommend 
>installing GNU fileutils. One word of caution: I had some very 
>strange problems on standard software installers when I upgraded to 
>GNU's versions of common file manipulators. du in particular. 
>Appears that the output of the GNU version changes a column title 
>from "Avail" to "Available", or something like that.

A warning for anyone, but developers and Apple in particular. 
*Never* rely on the PATH variable in a system script like an 
installer.  Either set PATH yourself, or use absolute paths for the 
utilities you want to use.
- -- 

Kee Hinckley - Somewhere.Com, LLC
http://consulting.somewhere.com/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.

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