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Re: command -v in postinsts violating policy



On Sat, 25 May 2002 22:59:50 -0400
Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org> wrote:

> > "command -v " does not affect much in terms of usability, and thus of lower priority.
> > I doubt if we make service to our users through fixing "command -v " in 600 packages.

> This is a disservice to our users.  If they read Policy, they will be
> hoodwinked into thinking that they can use a POSIX shell (with echo
> exception) as /bin/sh.

Then policy should be updated.
Policy should document what is current, rather than 
what is ideal.


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