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Re: dealing with executable shell scripts


From: Bob Friesenhahn
Subject: Re: dealing with executable shell scripts
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:21:51 -0500 (CDT)
User-agent: Alpine 2.01 (GSO 1266 2009-07-14)

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Paul Elliott wrote:
How will Microsoft Windows File Manager and KDE's Dolphin know how to
open the proper program for the file if the file lacks a proper file
extension?

Bob

But if you don't remove the extension, and it is in the $PATH varriable, you
won't be able to get your program into debian:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-scripts

This is fine and good for scripts which are formally installed, but while they (originals) are in the source tree, there are definite benefits for scripts to have a useful extension. This is particularly true if people build in the source tree so that scripts and binaries may be intermingled.

Bob
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