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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.

OK. 
	If you are right at least apache scripts are not. I suggest you 
file a bug against it.

> 
> > 	You cannot use it as a default shell without auditing all scripts. 
> 
> I use it on all my systems and currently nothing breaks.

[snip]

Cheers ;-)

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