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Re: astksh review
On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 11:00:18PM -0400, Charles Wilson wrote:
> <begin quote>
>
> Because both pdksh and ast-ksh provide ksh-like functionality, each
> package creates a link so that /usr/bin/ksh points to the "real" binary,
> whether pdksh.exe or ast-ksh.exe. However, the two packages are
> well-behaved -- they will NOT overwrite a pre-existing link. SO, if you
> install both packages, you should MANUALLY check that /usr/bin/ksh
> points to the binary you wish to use as the default ksh. If not, you'll
> need to correct that MANUALLY. To make ast-ksh the 'default' ksh, do this:
>
> cd /usr/bin/
> rm -f ksh
> ln -fs ast-ksh.exe ksh
>
> To make pdksh the 'default' ksh, do this
>
> cd /usr/bin/
> rm -f ksh
> ln -fs pdksh.exe ksh
> <end quote>
>
> And perhaps the pdksh maintainer could include similar text each time
> s/he releases a new version?
Yeah, that's the whole point. Karsten's package is fine with a ksh93.exe
and an appropriate postinstall script in the same style as the pdksh
postinstall script. That's about it. And yes, both packages should
announce the above circumstances.
Corinna
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