[GRASS5] Re: sqlite browser

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:32:53AM +0000, Paul Kelly wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Hamish wrote:
> 
> >>See also point 22 in SUBMITTING:
> >>http://freegis.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/grass6/SUBMITTING
> >>
> >>22. If you write a shell script and search for a command in $PATH, do
> >>NOT use the "which" command or the "type -p" command. Both commands
> >>are  not supported on all platforms, thus causing problems for some
> >>people.
> >
> >Out of curiosity, which platforms is this a problem on?
> >Only really old stuff?
> 
> Not really too sure any more. I have a vague memory of having a problem 
> with it some time in the past and then finding that hint in the SUBMITTING 
> file afterwards. Might have been on IRIX.

BTW: what about taking shell stuff out of SUBMITTING and
writing a SUBMITTING_SHELL? This could be then even useful to
teach GRASS shell programming.

Markus