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From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:01:24 -0700
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On Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:24:04 +0200 Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> wrote

> On 10/06/2017 15:11, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Here is a patch to add a new feature I am willing to get for a while:
> > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12603
> 
> > A user can control which binary will be found in the PATH of the build
> > sequences easily by adding
> > BINARY_RENAME=    source target
> 
> > PS2: the BINARY_RENAME variable name sucks, any better name is welcome :)
> > 
> 
> Suggestions from the top of my head:
> 
> BINARY_ALIAS
> 
> PROGRAM_ALIAS
> 
> EXECUTABLE_ALIAS
> 
> COMMAND_ALIAS
> 
> (Yes I think "alias" expresses the concept better)
+1
IMHO I think /mentally/ ALIAS really "nails it". :)

--Chris
> 
> -- 
> Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
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