[Python-Dev] [offtopic] /usr/bin/env vs linux

Charles G Waldman cgw@alum.mit.edu
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 12:02:04 -0500


Greg Ward wrote:
 > 
 > Completely off-topic: the "/usr/bin/env" hack doesn't work with
 > command-line arguments under Linux:
 > 
 > Grumble.  Andrew and I tried to track this down once, and found
 > suspicious-looking code in the kernel (ie., I don't think it's the fault
 > of GNU env).

I've noticed this as well.  Do you have any pointers to the suspicious
kernel code?  Did you bring this up on the linux kernel development
list?