Re: [PEPr] +1 for File Formats::File_CAB

Hallo David, > > You should use instead the %bin_dir% variable substitution provided by the > > pear installer, for example: > > const UNIX_COMMAND = '%bin_dir%/cabextract'; > > and in your package.xml: > > <tasks:replace from="@bin_dir@" to="bin_dir" > > type="pear-config" /> > > Yes I know about bin_dir but it would skip my /usr/bin/cabextract installation > ;) Also, bin_dir may not necessarily point to /usr/local/bin. For someone > wanting to install pear without sudo access, they need to make it something like > ~/pear/bin. > > A few people have mentioned this now so I'm wondering whether using something > like "which --skip-dot --skip-tilde cabextract" might be the way to go? Anyone > have any input? However I just checked the BSD version of which on my mac and > it doesn't have this option... PEAR has System::which(), might help you. -- Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Weiske