Re: /bin/ksh as a default POSIX shell
On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 12:31:15PM +0100, Anton Ivanov wrote:
> >
> > Neither SuS nor POSIX specifies -e so ash is free to do whatever it chooses.
>
> If you noted I have not used the word POSIX anywhere. I just said that there
> are tons things that will break.
And this is Debian where we have a policy that says #!/bin/sh scripts
need to be POSIX compliant.
> You cannot use it as a default shell without auditing all scripts.
I use it on all my systems and currently nothing breaks.
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