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Date:      Fri, 6 Oct 2017 08:27:46 -0500
From:      Kyle Evans <self@kyle-evans.net>
To:        Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
Cc:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
Message-ID:  <CACNAnaGLTH5YYz%2BDGcK4jjHZKe2MPHVudypD30mGCJ6cUk37-Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <42d09435-072d-d196-1822-bb5c603b49af@madpilot.net>
References:  <20171006131146.qswg2barkhelii4n@ivaldir.net> <42d09435-072d-d196-1822-bb5c603b49af@madpilot.net>

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On Oct 6, 2017 8:24 AM, "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)

--
Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>


+1 for BINARY_ALIAS; concise, descriptive, and accurate



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