Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter

[Jörn Clausen <joernc%googlemail.com@localhost>]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost> 
wrote:
> Each time I upgrade pkgsrc, I get annoyed by developer laziness to check
> any new files for a valid python interpreter. This is because
>
> #!/usr/bin/env python
>
> Is the recommended way of calling python by upstream and
> check-interpreter.mk allows it just because /usr/bin/env exists.
> Sadly, no binary called python exists on pkgsrc - it's python2.6 for
> example.

Isn't pkgsrc to blame by not providing a binary called "python"? The
/usr/bin/env approach is IMHO a valid method. It has it's drawbacks
and in certain situations I would avoid it, in others I would strongly
prefer it.

How about providing a link "python -> python26" for the default
version (as defined by PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT)? The same goes for e.g.
Java. Why is java not called "java", but e.g. "sun6-java"? It would
make things much easier to have a default version available under the
name "java". You could still have other versions installed under their
original names.

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