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Re: [PATCH] `daemons/rc.sh' and `daemons/runsystem.sh' depending on Bash
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Marcus Brinkmann |
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Re: [PATCH] `daemons/rc.sh' and `daemons/runsystem.sh' depending on Bash. |
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Thu, 27 Dec 2001 00:00:52 +0100 |
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On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 04:40:55PM -0500, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > The reason for making them POSIX shell compliant was because they were
> > supposedly POSIX shell compatible in the beginning (or maybe that was
> > Bourne shell compatible?).
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> I don't follow the logic or see the goal. Depending on bash is not a
> problem for the GNU system.
Actually, I told him to port it to a POSIX shell, specifically ash, because
we want to use ash in space-critical environments like boot disks.
Depending on bash is a problem for this.
Also, some people use ash as /bin/sh, so all scripts using bash specific
stuff must use /bin/bash by Debian policy (or should not use those features,
of course).
Thanks,
Marcus
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