Re: Several reasons why debian should not use bash for /bin/sh
Hi,
>>"Rob" == Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu> writes:
Rob> Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl> writes:
>> I think debstd has a script to check for bashisms, but I don't know
>> how thorough it is.
Rob> Can't we just use "ash -n script" to catch most of the syntax
Rob> problems? Let ash's parser handle the problem.
All that would catch are non-ashisms. Having /bin/sh emulate
ash is not exactly a goal. Havin a POSIX/UNIX98 compliant system is.
manoj
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