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Re: [Patch] Using 'perl' in *.sh

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Alex Riesen <fork0@t-online.de>
Date
Jul 9, 2006, 09:46 UTC
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Junio C Hamano, Sat, Jul 08, 2006 20:27:37 +0200:
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> >
> > some GIT's shell script are using bare 'perl' for perl invocation. It's 
> > causing me problems... I compile git with PERL_PATH set and I'd suggest to 
> > use it everywhere.
> >
> > So @@PERL@@ would be replaced with PERL_PATH_SQ instead.
> >
> > What do you think?
> 
> Absolutely.

Now imagine a non-posix system where an upgrade was made. Amongst other things perl was moved, i.e. from /opt/perl-5.8.8 to /usr/local/{bin,lib}. Suddenly git breaks.

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  1. Using 'perl' in *.shMichal Rokos, Jul 8, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2006
  3. Alex RiesenJul 9, 2006
  4. Jan-Benedict GlawJul 9, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006
  6. Michal RokosJul 9, 2006
  7. Randal L. SchwartzJul 9, 2006
  8. Jan-Benedict GlawJul 9, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006
  10. Jan-Benedict GlawJul 9, 2006
  11. Michal RokosJul 10, 2006
  12. Randal L. SchwartzJul 10, 2006
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 10, 2006
  14. Randal L. SchwartzJul 10, 2006
  15. Yakov LernerJul 9, 2006
  16. Alex RiesenJul 9, 2006

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