Re: command -v in postinsts violating policy
Hi Adam,
> If there is an existing command out there, called '-q', and we suddenly add a
> '-q' option to which, then the old behaviour of which will be broken.
>
> Previously, you only needed to do 'which -q' to find this program.
This does not work with current which:
$ which -q
/usr/bin/which: type: illegal option: -q
type: usage: type [-apt] name [name ...]
I tried on macOS X it works only if `-q' is executeble, and if you use
`which -- -q', it try to check for the existence of `--' (macOS X is the only
other unix i've access to).
OTOH, even `command -v' can fail with a `-p' command in /usr/bin.
To test for the existence of `-p' command you have to call `command -v -- -p'
So, now?
I think that the right behaviour is that of the Debian's which, and adding a
flag -q will be of no harm.
I may be wrong, tell me.
ciao,
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