On 17-09-2008 10:41:07 +0200, "C. Bergström" wrote:
>> By the way, I'm against this stuff.  I rather see a PATH solution
>> involved.  Portage already has a DEFAULT_PATH, and if someone refuses to
>> install patch, one could always use a special directory with symlinks to
>> the g-versions, e.g. patch -> /usr/sfw/bin/gpatch such that
>> Portage/eclass/ebuilds don't have to bother about this at all.
>>   
> patch is installed and I would agree with you, but in certain  
> circumstances using the GNU tools are broken.

Then if that is the case, Portage/eclass/ebuild relies on that
brokenness.  I'm not saying you should have the same PATH as Portage.


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Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level