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executable_exists function to check whether a certain program exists and is executable on the path #2109

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IndianBoy42 opened this issue May 29, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #2440
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executable_exists function to check whether a certain program exists and is executable on the path #2109

IndianBoy42 opened this issue May 29, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #2440

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As an example I want my install scripts to use nala if available and fall back to apt-get if not.
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casey commented May 29, 2024

This seems reasonable. I think the only question is how to do it in a cross-platform way without relying on any particular shell.

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Looks like crates exist for this: https://crates.io/crates/which

@nogweii nogweii mentioned this issue Aug 30, 2024
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0xzhzh added a commit to 0xzhzh/just that referenced this issue Oct 25, 2024
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Add which function for finding executables in PATH
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Closes casey#2109 (but with a function name that is shorter and more familiar)
@0xzhzh 0xzhzh mentioned this issue Oct 25, 2024
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@laniakea64 laniakea64 mentioned this issue Nov 30, 2024
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Add which function for finding executables in PATH 0xzhzh/just
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