Basically what I would like is to have the script in the path, but not the bb.edn file. How do you guys solve this?

> How do you guys solve this? Add the directory with the script to the path?

but yeah, perhaps bb should resolve symlink of the executed script

another way to do it as add a bash script that invokes bb with the target script

Yeah I think it should but then again… it’s either or, and you dont want to break other folks stuff now.

how would it break anyone if we followed the symlink?

Not sure. I always expect the worst.

you could also use #C0400TZENE7 to install the script locally

Hmm, yea, maybe it wouldnt break. Maybe someone has a bb.edn in it’s bin folder with ALL dependencies ever needed by all their scripts.. I’ts a bit constructed though.

we could search in both places and prioritize

I expect no breakage though, it seems highly unlikely that someone would want to use a local bb.edn if the script points elsewhere

Should I open an issue for people to comment on?

yeah

I would vote for "use the bb.edn adjacent to the resolved link"

same

https://github.com/babashka/babashka/issues/1661 done.

For the moment, I’ll probably just add a wrapper in .zshrc

+1, I like to symlink my scripts into ~/bin, too 😅

please +1 the github issue if you haven't done so

I now see you have

I was hoping to get counted twice 🙃

it would also be worth checking what Node.js does: Node.js respects an adjacent package.json

yep, node.js does the same

symlink stuff has been merged, you can try it out with:

bash <(curl ) --dev-build --dir /tmp

This will install to /tmp?

yes

just to not mess with your "official" install, but feel free to install it elsewhere of course

checked, and works! Awesome 🙂

didn't completely follow this im a noob but declaring dependencies in the script could be a potential solution? https://clojurians.slack.com/archives/CLX41ASCS/p1706662987274729

The add-deps way is fine for single scripts, but not for projects that require more than one file. Also clojure-lsp support is better with bb.edn