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diff --git a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh
index e17c9ad..19c14ac 100755
--- a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh
+++ b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh
@@ -1342,11 +1342,17 @@ elapsed_time_from_prev_step software-dir
# complete the configuration, we may also need to download the source code
# of some necessary software packages (including the downloaders). So we
# need to check the host's available tool for downloading at this step.
+#
+# NOTE: it is important that the name of the programs are not recorded to
+# be absolute (for example 'wget' instead of '/usr/bin/wget'). This is
+# because we build both 'wget' and 'curl' within 'basic.mk'. After they are
+# built, Maneage's built software have higher precedence in 'PATH'. So
+# without an absolute address, our own built software will be used as soon
+# as they are installed/available.
if [ $rewritelconfig = yes ]; then
- if type wget > /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
- # 'which' isn't in POSIX, so we are using 'command -v' instead.
- name=$(command -v wget)
+ # First look for wget on the host.
+ if type wget > /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
# See if the host wget has the '--no-use-server-timestamps' option
# (for example wget 1.12 doesn't have it). If not, we'll have to
@@ -1363,13 +1369,16 @@ if [ $rewritelconfig = yes ]; then
# By default Wget keeps the remote file's timestamp, so we'll have
# to disable it manually.
- downloader="$name $wgetts -O";
+ downloader="wget $wgetts -O";
+
+ # In case Wget doesn't exist, try cURL.
elif type curl > /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
- name=$(command -v curl)
# - cURL doesn't keep the remote file's timestamp by default.
# - With the '-L' option, we tell cURL to follow redirects.
- downloader="$name -L -o"
+ downloader="curl -L -o"
+
+ # Neither Wget or cURL could be found.
else
cat <<EOF