Re: [Groff] a calling interface for shell scripts in groff

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Shell scripts run much faster and more compatible with the `ash'
> shell.  But as `ash' is not available at each system it cannot be
> provided by the `#! /bin/ash' method.  Are there any ideas about how
> this could be solved?

At configure time the existence of ash could be tested (I don't know
whether this is possible at all).  If in the path, @GROFF_SHELL@ could
be substituted accordingly.

Anyway, I think that we can only recommend to use ash, but we can't
force that.  Possibly a configure option like --use-ash.


    Werner