On 2007.12.24 17:14:18 +0100, Dominik Bruhn scribbled 4.4K characters:

Hy, imho this is not the right solution. It is a binary file you can execute and should not start with its architecture but with its name "xmonad". Why do we need this patch?

Dominik

I think the name makes perfect sense. You can't necessarily run it on another architecture, so that's what most important to know. And consider: the user will probably never need to run it manually, so for that purpose there is no difference between xmonad-arch-os or os-arch-xmonad or whatever - but when it gets in the way of tab completion (it has enough times to bother me and I think Shacaf also mentioned it bugging him), the user definitely does notice! As for why - this patch is one of a number of patches trying to make the world safe for shell users. -- gwern NSY SBS Atlas government Choe b Macintosh Austin Cornflower KY-75