Re: [Help-bash] How to download the latest bash?

[Chet Ramey]

On 6/25/13 8:03 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 02:56:43AM -0500, Peng Yu wrote:
>> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.2-patches/
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:59:51AM +0200, Geir Hauge wrote:
>>   git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/bash.git
>>   cd bash
>>   ./configure # etc...
> 
> While it may be possible to extract the bash 4.2.x stable release code out
> of the Git repository, you definitely haven't shown the steps necessary
> to do so.
> 
> Lacking any evidence to the contrary, I would assume that Peng Yu wanted
> the latest *stable* release, not the development code.

The `git clone' options from the master branch are appropriate for that.
If you want a one-shot download of the latest release with all patches
applied, use

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/snapshot/bash-master.tar.gz

Chet
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