Re: Symlinks from Tools to Applications

[Ingolf Jandt]

Here is what debian does IIRC:
There are symlinks like /usr/bin/GNUMail which point to an shell 
script /usr/bin/gnustep-wrapper.
This script openapps basename $0 (after sourcing GNUStep.sh?)

This is IMO much safer than linking directly to the binary directly, 
as it is practically just an abbreviation of what the user normally 
types. (And it is easier to create/update or to adjust i.e. when you 
decide move GNUStep from /usr/local to /usr or whatever.)
Your approach is fragile in case of changes to the .app structure or 
to the library paths. (+ probably would need ldconfig every time sth 
is installed or updated)


ingolf