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>>>>> On Fri, 13 May 2022, Michael Orlitzky wrote: |
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>> So, should we join the "which hunt", with the goal of removing |
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>> sys-apps/which from the system set and from stage1? |
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> Yes, although I would suggest "command -v" as a POSIX replacement that |
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> can be sent upstream. The "type" utility is also standard, but the "-p" |
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> flag is not, so "type -p" creates some pointless bashisms. |
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This depends on context. I think with bash "type -p" is the better |
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choice, because it simply prints the path which is machine readable |
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without any postprocessing. |
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In other posixly-correct contexts "command -v" may be the best |
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alternative available, indeed. |
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> Both are built-in to bash so there's no performance penalty in ebuilds |
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> either way. |
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