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[Debathena] #1526: consider adding a "common" or "share" sysname
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#1526: consider adding a "common" or "share" sysname
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Reporter: kaduk | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: The Distant Future
Component: -- | Keywords:
Fixed in version: | Upstream bug:
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boojum notes in email that these days, lots of lockers only have
perl/shell scripts, with no compiled (i.e., arch-dependent) executables at
all. The current state of the art involves giant symlink farms to get
things working on all platforms, but we should be able to do better.
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I know add falls back to directories corresponding to earlier versions,
so you don't have to have every single thing listed, but it would be
nice if it would fall back to some non-platform specific directory
("common"?) at the end, to avoid the whole "must supply a dozen
different ways to reach the same platform-independent program" mess.
"""
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Ticket URL: <https://athena10.mit.edu/trac/ticket/1526>
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