On 01/01/02, 10:15:34AM +1100, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 02:03:36PM -0500, John P Verel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | So, it appears that conditional path modification is the only viable > | option, short of major surgery. Cameron's rant is on point, IMHO. > > Oh, I dunno. > > I don't like conditional modification much - feels tacky - it means you > don't know whether things have been done already or not. No disagreement there. Just a question of how much time to commit to this. As you have noted, the distro is the better place to do/redo all of this.
John > > Personally, I unconditionally add things to the $PATH and when I'm done, > strip the duplicates. > -- > Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ > > I like the Landrover crumple-zone philosphy - the safest place for 'em is on > the other car. > - Andy Woodward, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- John P. Verel Living Proof That Low Tech Beats High Tech! _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
