Re: what to do about CHECK_INTERPRETER=yes results?

[Johnny Lam <jlam%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

Klaus Heinz wrote:
> sysutils/ipmitool installs shell scripts with /bin/bash as their
> interpreter and the bulk builds (with CHECK_INTERPRETER=yes) complain
> about that.
>
> I do not know whether those scripts really require bash. Some of them
> are only useful on certain machines/operating systems. Most have
> hardcoded paths and will not work without adapting them to the
> individual users needs with an editor. IMO, they should only be
> considered as examples.
>
> Am I really supposed to add a run-time requirement of shells/bash or
> shells/bash2 for those scripts?

The right way to do this now is USE_TOOLS+=bash:run, so that platforms 
that already have bash won't pull in the dependency.  Also, you will 
need to add the appropriate REPLACE_INTERPRETER code to the package 
Makefile -- see graphics/netbpm/Makefile for a working example.

        Cheers,

        -- Johnny Lam <jlam%pkgsrc.org@localhost>