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

To: David Sainty <dave%dtsp.co.nz@localhost>
Subject: Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
From: Julio Merino <jmmv%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:22:48 +0100

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 3:05 AM, David Sainty <dave%dtsp.co.nz@localhost> wrote:
>
> That said, it wouldn't be crazy to support a symlink from "python" to
> PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT for the benefit of scripts outside Pkgsrc.  Maybe
> as a separate package...

And that's exactly what pkg_alternatives is supposed to do.  Please do
not blindly create a 'python' link to the version defined by
PYTHON_VERSION_DEFAULT.  This is not binary-package-friendly because
the link cannot be changed once the package is created.

-- 
Julio Merino / @jmmv

References:
- Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: Roy Marples
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: Jörn Clausen
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: OBATA Akio
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: David Holland
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: George Michaelson
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: matthew sporleder
- Re: Denying #!/usr/bin/env as a valid interpreter
  - From: David Sainty

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