[debbugs-tracker] bug#35910: closed ([PATCH] services: Add ‘/usr/bin/env’ special file.)

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Your message dated Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:28:32 +0200
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and subject line Re: Scripting guix in guile (Konrad Hinsen)
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #35910,
regarding [PATCH] services: Add ‘/usr/bin/env’ special file.
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> [PATCH] services: Add ‘/usr/bin/env’ special file.
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> Sun, 26 May 2019 04:06:35 +0200
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> * gnu/services/base.scm (%base-services): Add ‘/usr/bin/env‘ to
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> Guix,
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> I didn't even realise this was ‘missing’.  Is there any reason not to include 
> it next to /bin/sh?
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> Sure, it's not pure, but then why provide /bin/sh when nowadays /usr/bin/env is 
> both more common, more flexible,>
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> Feel free to gently enlighten me.
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> Kind regards,
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> T G-R
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> gnu/services/base.scm | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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> diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
> index f709ca5519..444e48f137 100644
> --- a/gnu/services/base.scm
> +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Othacehe <address@hidden>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <address@hidden>
> +;;; Copyright © 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden>
>  ;;;
>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>  ;;;
> @@ -2382,6 +2383,8 @@ to handle."
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>          (service special-files-service-type
>                   `(("/bin/sh" ,(file-append (canonical-package bash)
> -                                            "/bin/sh"))))))
> +                                            "/bin/sh"))
> +                   ("/usr/bin/env" ,(file-append (canonical-package coreutils)
> +                                                 "/usr/bin/env"))))))
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>  ;;; base.scm ends here
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Re: Scripting guix in guile (Konrad Hinsen) Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:28:32 +0200

Konrad,

Konrad Hinsen 写道：

Is there any reason why this isn't defined by default? That would solve

portability problems for lots of scripts, and I don't see any
disadvantage caused by this link.

It is now!

Kind regards,

T G-R

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