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Date:	Wed, 08 Jan 2003 08:58:41 +0000
From:	Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: m4 port: return program name as 'm4' not '/some/path/m4.exe' [PATCH]
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > > In the crt0 code, compare the path to our executable to the $PATH.  If
> > > we were found in some directory already on the $PATH, omit the
> > > directory and leave the basename.  If we were not found on the $PATH,
> > > leave the full path alone.
> >
> > With or without the '.exe'?
> 
> Depends if "test -f foo" finds foo.exe, along with other common things
> that look for files.

"test -f foo" won't find foo.exe. "test -x foo" will find foo.exe, but Tim van
Holder (hi Tim) told me the other day that it'll find directories called "foo"
in the path as well.

Bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

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