opam is a source-based package manager. It supports multiple simultaneous compiler installations, flexible package constraints, and a Git-friendly development workflow.
As reported on Discuss, when opam checks for GNU patch, it only checks the first resolution in PATH, which is potentially confusing if the user believes they have installed GNU patch.
The warning can be easily extended, in a similar vein to the Git-for-Windows checks in opam init: resolve patch in each directory in PATH and display a different message if GNU patch is found in a shadowed location suggesting that PATH needs to be adjusted.
As reported on Discuss, when opam checks for GNU patch, it only checks the first resolution in PATH, which is potentially confusing if the user believes they have installed GNU patch.
The warning can be easily extended, in a similar vein to the Git-for-Windows checks in opam init: resolve
patchin each directory in PATH and display a different message if GNU patch is found in a shadowed location suggesting thatPATHneeds to be adjusted.