[tor-bugs] #17631 [Chutney]: chutney fails on systems with python2, but no python

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#17631: chutney fails on systems with python2, but no python
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 Reporter:  teor     |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium   |      Milestone:
Component:  Chutney  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal   |     Resolution:
 Keywords:           |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  needs_information => needs_revision


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 teor]:
 > > It's a last-ditch measure in case "command" is broken in the shell.
 > I get what it's trying to do but I'm doubting it's effectiveness. Are
 there shells where `command` is broken?

 It's hard to say, but historically, different shells used different
 builtins to implement the functionality of "command".

 So any shell that only conforms to Issue 3 of "The Open Group Base
 Specifications", and any shell that doesn't fully conform to Issues 4 and
 onwards when implementing "command".

 http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/command.html

 And perhaps there are environments where the configuration breaks
 "command", but not normal execution. For example, if you delete
 /usr/bin/command on my machine, it stops working for some reason.

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