[RFC] less patches: control the PATH

[Kyle Evans]

On Oct 6, 2017 8:24 AM, "Guido Falsi" <mad at 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 at madpilot.net>


+1 for BINARY_ALIAS; concise, descriptive, and accurate