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Re: [PATCH 1/2] meson: report detected runtime executable paths

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 25, 2025, 16:34 UTC
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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> On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 08:45:44PM -0400, Eli Schwartz wrote:
>> On 4/24/25 9:38 AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>> > diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
>> > index c47cb79af08..8f04534c7ff 100644
>> > --- a/meson.build
>> > +++ b/meson.build
>> > @@ -2080,3 +2080,9 @@ summary({
>> >    'sha256': sha256_backend,
>> >    'zlib': zlib_backend,
>> >  }, section: 'Backends')
>> > +
>> > +summary({
>> > +  'perl': target_perl.found() ? target_perl.full_path() : 'none',
>> > +  'python': target_python.found() ? target_python.full_path() : 'none',
>> > +  'shell': target_shell.full_path(),
>> > +}, section: 'Runtime executable paths')
>> 
>> summary({
>>   'perl': target_perl,
>>   'python': target_python,
>>   'shell': target_shell,
>> }, section: 'Runtime executable paths')
>> 
>> 
>> No need to check if they are found. Meson will print the full_path()
>> already, if it is found, and if it is not found, it will print "NO" in
>> its standard color code (red) for things-that-are-missing.
>
> Oh, that's much nicer indeed. Thanks!
That is a lot more pleasant to the eyes.
Thanks for working well together.
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  2. 2/2 meson: prefer POSIX-specified shell pathPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 24, 2025
  3. Justin ToblerApr 24, 2025
  4. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  5. 1/2 meson: report detected runtime executable pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 24, 2025
  6. Eli SchwartzApr 25, 2025
  7. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2025
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2025
  10. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  11. 0/2 meson: prefer '/bin/sh' over PATH lookupPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  12. 1/2 meson: report detected runtime executable pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  13. Toon ClaesApr 25, 2025
  14. 2/2 meson: prefer POSIX-specified shell pathPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  15. Toon ClaesApr 25, 2025
  16. brian m. carlsonApr 25, 2025
  17. Patrick SteinhardtApr 25, 2025
  18. Toon ClaesApr 25, 2025
  19. 0/2 meson: prefer '/bin/sh' over PATH lookupPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  20. 1/2 meson: report detected runtime executable pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  21. 2/2 meson: prefer shell at "/bin/sh"Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 25, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2025
  23. Eli SchwartzApr 25, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2025
  25. Eli SchwartzApr 25, 2025
  26. brian m. carlsonApr 25, 2025
  27. Eli SchwartzApr 25, 2025
  28. brian m. carlsonApr 25, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2025
  30. Eli SchwartzMay 2, 2025
  31. Patrick SteinhardtMay 5, 2025

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