[linux-yocto] [PATCH] ver_linux: Use /usr/bin/awk instead of /bin/awk

[Paul Gortmaker]

[[linux-yocto] [PATCH] ver_linux: Use /usr/bin/awk instead of /bin/awk] On 25/01/2017 (Wed 10:35) Saul Wold wrote:

> Most Linux distributions contain awk in /usr/bin by default, not
> in /bin.

Are we actively using this for anything significant?  The database in
Documentation/Changes isn't really maintained that well; in fact I even
tried to remove it once because of that...

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2830877/

Unfortunately as often happens when suggesting ancient crap, the
discussion gets derailed by bikeshedding.  :-/  

Anyway we should probably bounce this off GregKH so it gets merged to
mainline, as the non-standard path still exists there.

P.
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> 
> Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <sgw at linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  scripts/ver_linux | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/ver_linux b/scripts/ver_linux
> index 430b201..b51de8a 100755
> --- a/scripts/ver_linux
> +++ b/scripts/ver_linux
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -#!/bin/awk -f
> +#!/usr/bin/awk -f
>  # Before running this script please ensure that your PATH is
>  # typical as you use for compilation/installation. I use
>  # /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 
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