On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 03:35:33PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Paul Jarc wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Also, using full paths is frowned upon. > > > > You mean invoking /directory/some-command directly instead of > > PATH=$PATH:/directory > > some-command > > ? > ... > ... I was actually commenting on a previous suggestion earlier in > the thread that full paths be used. I was compelled to object to that > suggestion. > > I have seen too many scripts that people write with full paths > *thinking* that they are making the script stronger when in reality > they are making it more fragile. More fragile because they are then > fixing the script into the rigid framework of a particular system. > That is the case I am frowning upon.
I've often used hard-coded paths, and appreciate your argument and reasoning. Makes sense to me, and I'll try to change my ways. Thanks! Ken -- Ken Irving
