> > So this being an i386, kernel 2.2.17, and bash 2.04 here, you are saying that > on > all other archs this scripts works fine? If not coud you please clarify? > I have used pdksh, ash and bash as my /bin/sh on x86, ash and bash on arm and have never seen this kind of problem. I am NOT saying you did not find a bug. Rather I am saying that it only affects one or two packages, not every one your grep shows.