/usr/local/bin in $PATH in system scripts?

[Ming Hua]

On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 08:59:19AM -0700, Micah Cowan wrote:
> Fergal Daly wrote:
> 
> > You are also implying that everything in /usr/bin that start with
> > 
> > #! /usr/bin/{perl,python,...}
> > 
> > is wrong and should actually start with
> > 
> > #! {perl,python,...}
> 
> That doesn't work. #! requires a path.

For the sake of discussion, I think

#!/usr/bin/env perl

will pick up $PATH and is a valid #! line.  I also believe this is widely
used.

Ming
2007.05.10