Re: command -v in postinsts violating policy
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> Change the rules for all the Debian distribution because you find that
> 'command -v' is handy, seems quite excessive to me...
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the problem is there is no better replacement for 'command -v'. And we do not
really need an exception -- every shell we have supports this. So the only way
a person can end up with a broken system is by installing a shell by hand from
somewhere else. If you do that you kind of violate the Debian warranty.
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