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Re: Several reasons why debian should not use bash for /bin/sh



Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:

> 	This is not a good way to determine what is and what is not
>  POSIX. Reading the standard is. 

Oh, I know.  You're definitely right, but I was just looking for a
quick "improvement", not something rigorous, or a complete fix.

> 	As long as we treat this as a means of quickly leading us to
>  potential instaces of non-conformance. this is good. But that should
>  not be what we use to determin acceptable constructs.

Right, that's what I meant.  I certainly didn't mean that it would be
in any way "conclusive".

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Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930


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