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How to write a bash builtin compatible with version 3+
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Bren Eser |
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How to write a bash builtin compatible with version 3+ |
Date: |
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:14:50 +0100 |
Hello,
I am in the process of writing a bash builtin which is compiled against
Bash 3. I am wondering if a builtin compiled against Bash 3 would work with
later versions of Bash.
Would I need to compile the code against the version of bash that is
currently installed on a machine? Would it be safe to assume a builtin
compiled against Bash 3 would work with Bash 5? ( Ignoring different
machine architectures). What is the backward compatibility of Bash C
headers?
The code is not relying heavily on bash API, only the interface for
builtin's that receives the word list. Some functions including exit_shell
and finding/binding variables in shell is used with the builtin program.
Thanks for your response in advance.
Regards,
Bren Eser
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