[tex-live] kpsewhich

[Fabrice Popineau]

> Interpreting command-line args is not the only difference between the
> various shells (*n*x *sh, command.com, cmd.exe, ???).  If you are
> going to start defining the requirements for a suitable interpreter,
> don't forget to include calling a helper program with an explicit path
> -- texexec.pl was broken on Win9x because it tried to use "/" in
> explicit paths.

Even Win9x is able to deal with "/" as path separator. Only the command
interpretor is not able to do it.

> come with *n*x.  Maybe TL needs to provide a shell (one of the reasons
> our users loved 4allTeX).

Possibly.

Fabrice