Re: Wrapper script

From: Kyle Davis (kyled@blueriver.net)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 07:47:05 EST

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I agree completely. This would be one less factor discouraging potential debuggers.

--Kyle Davis

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:31:49 +0100
Christian Biesinger <cbiesinger@web.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> currently, Abiword is started with the help of a wrapper script, and the
> actual binary is hidden inside $prefix/libexec.
>
> The only thing this script really does is set ABISUITE_HOME.
>
> Wouldn't it be better to hardcode the location into abiword (via a
> #define set by the configure script) and eliminate the need for a
> wrapper script? (possibly allow overriding the harcoded value with this
> env. var)
>
> That would also make debugging easier, because one could just use
> $prefix/bin/abiword for the debugger, instead of looking for the binary
> in $prefix/share/somewhere (yes, it's in libexec now... but still).
>
> opinions?
>

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