Re: Bug in #! processing - "pear broken on current"

From: Roman Neuhauser (neuhauser_at_sigpipe.cz)
Date: 06/10/05

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    Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:48:29 +0200
To: Florent Thoumie <flz@xbsd.org>

    # flz@xbsd.org / 2005-06-10 10:06:46 +0200:
    > On Jun 10, 2005, at 8:24 AM, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
    > ># gad@FreeBSD.org / 2005-06-09 12:37:20 -0400:
    > >>and now php is being started with:
    > >>
    > >> [0] -> /usr/local/bin/php
    > >> [1] -> -n -q -dsafe_mode=0 -doutput_buffering=1
    > >> [2] -> /usr/local/bin/name-of-script
    > >> [3...] -> parameters specified by user
    > >>
    > >>Assuming 'php' does not know what to do when all those options are
    > >>glommed together in a single argument, then the above script would
    > >>not work right on any other operating systems either. The change
    > >>I made on the 28th gets FreeBSD to work more like other OS's when
    > >>it comes to parsing that #!-line in scripts.
    > >
    > > The pear people have hacked around the other OS's limitations.
    > >
    > > This change makes FreeBSD lose one small but fine competitive
    > > advantage over other unix-like systems. Pity.
    >
    > FreeBSD needed special handling, no it doesn't anymore.
    >
    > I'm not sure that's losing a *competitive* advantage.

        The previous behavior in FreeBSD allowed me to use things on
        the shebang line that weren't possible in e. g. Linux, and I enjoyed
        it, because it saved me from various hacks. Aiming for the lowest
        common denominator means losing useful features. One reason to
        prefer FreeBSD less. 

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