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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:03:26 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: ITP: netpbm
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Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 06:04:55PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> 
>>But everyone will complain if they can't run the package after they install 
>>it.  I think we should absolutely avoid the latter case.  The former
>>we can deal with as required.
>>
> 
> What's the problem in adding two files to the package:
> 
> /etc/profile.d/netpbm.sh:
> 
>   PATH=$PATH:/usr/netpbm/bin export $PATH
> 
> /etc/profile.d/netpbm.csh:
> 
>   set path = ( $path /usr/netpbm/bin )


Great idea -- but I believe a consenses has already been reached: put 
the binaries in /usr/bin.  I don't really care; I'll fix things up the 
way I like 'em on my system...

Also, Jan and I have been talking with Bryan Henderson(?) who maintains 
netpbm.   He has said that version 10 will be coming out in about a 
month with some big changes, and Jan is inclined to wait until then to 
create the cygwin package...just so you know.

--Chuck