diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/batchcode ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/batchcode
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/batchcode	2004-10-18 18:29:45.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/batchcode	2004-11-22 10:24:50.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # batchcode: sort output results and generate simple statistics
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/bdc_standalone ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/bdc_standalone
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/bdc_standalone	2004-10-18 18:29:45.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/bdc_standalone	2004-11-22 10:26:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # bdc_standalone: Compiles specified template file into cpp and h files - no server
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/configure ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/configure
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/configure	2004-10-18 18:33:18.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/configure	2004-11-22 10:25:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 ########################
 # configure: creates Makefiles that are configured for user's platform(s)
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/create_code.pl ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/create_code.pl
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/create_code.pl	2004-10-18 18:33:18.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/create_code.pl	2004-11-22 10:25:49.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # create_code.pl: produces C++ code that reproduces a Ballista test case - bug reports
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/dataClimber ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/dataClimber
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/dataClimber	2004-10-18 18:33:18.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/dataClimber	2004-11-22 10:27:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # dataClimber: extract the dataTypes required to Ballista test a function
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/Makefile ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/Makefile
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/Makefile	2004-10-18 19:38:23.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/Makefile	2004-11-22 10:34:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ########################
 
 # compiler info for the host
-CC = /usr/local/g++ -Wno-deprecated
+CC = /usr/bin/g++ -Wno-deprecated
 CFLAGS = -w -O ${TARGET_DEF}
 CLIBS = -lpthread -ldl -lnsl -rdynamic
 TEST_MAN_FILE = selfHost
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest_new.pl ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest_new.pl
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest_new.pl	2004-10-18 19:40:31.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest_new.pl	2004-11-22 11:20:11.099138064 +0100
@@ -81,22 +81,22 @@
 
 # set symbolic links to perl path
 
-$perl_realpath = `which perl`;
-chomp ($perl_realpath);
-$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
-chomp($find_perllink);
-if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
-{
-	system("ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5");
-}
-$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
-if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
-{
-	print "\nCannot automatically link to your perl path.  Please create a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin/perl5 \n";
-        print "and try again (i.e., \"ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5\").  If you do not have appropriate \n";
-        print "permissions to do this, check with your administrator.\n";
-	exit(1);
-}
+#$perl_realpath = `which perl`;
+#chomp ($perl_realpath);
+#$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
+#chomp($find_perllink);
+#if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
+#{
+#	system("ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5");
+#}
+#$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
+#if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
+#{
+#	print "\nCannot automatically link to your perl path.  Please create a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin/perl5 \n";
+#        print "and try again (i.e., \"ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5\").  If you do not have appropriate \n";
+#        print "permissions to do this, check with your administrator.\n";
+#	exit(1);
+#}
 
 # Determine user's operating system
 $os_string = `uname -rsv`;
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest.pl ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest.pl
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest.pl	2004-10-18 19:40:31.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/ostest.pl	2004-11-22 10:22:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -81,22 +81,22 @@
 
 # set symbolic links to perl path
 
-$perl_realpath = `which perl`;
-chomp ($perl_realpath);
-$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
-chomp($find_perllink);
-if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
-{
-	system("ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5");
-}
-$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
-if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
-{
-	print "\nCannot automatically link to your perl path.  Please create a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin/perl5 \n";
-        print "and try again (i.e., \"ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5\").  If you do not have appropriate \n";
-        print "permissions to do this, check with your administrator.\n";
-	exit(1);
-}
+#$perl_realpath = `which perl`;
+#chomp ($perl_realpath);
+#$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
+#chomp($find_perllink);
+#if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
+#{
+#	system("ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5");
+#}
+#$find_perllink = `ls /usr/local/bin/perl5`;
+#if($find_perllink !~ "/usr/local/bin/perl5")
+#{
+#	print "\nCannot automatically link to your perl path.  Please create a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin/perl5 \n";
+#        print "and try again (i.e., \"ln -s $perl_realpath /usr/local/bin/perl5\").  If you do not have appropriate \n";
+#        print "permissions to do this, check with your administrator.\n";
+#	exit(1);
+#}
 
 # Determine user's operating system
 $os_string = `uname -rsv`;
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/paramGen ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/paramGen
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/paramGen	2004-10-18 19:40:32.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/paramGen	2004-11-22 10:26:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl5
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
 # paramGen: Ballista script to generate .param files from .tpl files
 # Copyright (C) 1998-2001  Carnegie Mellon University
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/perllib/LWP/Debug.pm ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/perllib/LWP/Debug.pm
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/ballista/perllib/LWP/Debug.pm	2004-10-18 19:57:54.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/ballista/perllib/LWP/Debug.pm	2004-11-22 10:27:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
+#!/usr/bin/env perl -w
 #
 # $Id: Debug.pm,v 1.1 2004/10/18 17:57:54 mridge Exp $
 #
diff -ur ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/create.sh ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/create.sh
--- ltp-full-20041104/testcases/ballista/create.sh	2004-10-18 18:11:21.000000000 +0200
+++ ltp-dirty/testcases/ballista/create.sh	2004-11-22 10:20:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # to run Ballista. 
 # If the correct RPMs are installed ballista will be uncompressed and complied
 
-
+exit 0;
 @libs = ("'gcc version 3.3.3'","libg++-2.8.1-2","libg++-devel-2.8.1-2","libstdc++5-3.3.1-2mdk","libstdc++5-devel-3.3.1-2mdk","libstdc++5-static-devel-3.3.1-2mdk");
 my @notfound;
 system("touch temp_cmd_file.txt ");