Re: Mass issue: /usr/bin/env dependency

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On 03/29/2017 04:16 PM, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On 03/29/2017 02:26 PM, Nikolai Kondrashov wrote:
>> I would say using env in the shebang line is useful. Particularly for
>> portability. As a developer, I wouldn't like removing it from my programs.
>
> FPC repeated discussed this and we decided to ban env, years ago.

Could you perhaps provide a link to that discussion? Thank you.

>> Moreover, if your PATH is compromised, you're most likely screwed.
>>
>> I understand, that env use in scripts makes is inconvenient in some cases,
>> but I think that RPM build procedure and Fedora practices need to be fixed
>> instead.
>>
>> The number of packages using env in scripts alone shows that it is a
>> widespread and useful practice.
>
> No. This observation only shows that some packagers haven't done their homework.

Well, I would say those two observations are not contradictory.

Nick
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