Re: Question about "Depends: bash"
On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 10:22:55AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote:
> * Oleg Verych (olecom@flower.upol.cz) [061120 03:48]:
> > On 2006-11-18, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Regarding the discusion about POSIX and sh I have a grave problem.
> > >
> > > My scripts (or better programs) are using #!/bin/bash because I use
> > > BASH specific extensions.
> >
> > Please, list them *all*. I'm really concerned about GNU bash and getting
> > _rid_ of it, providing users with tutorial on how do this without loosing
> > *any* functionality.
>
> The policy manual has a different opinion on whether Dependencies on
> essential packages should be listed or not (and it concludes on not).
>
> BTW, it is not difficult to generate a list of scripts that use bash w/o
> specifying a "Depends".
Sorry for bad English. I mean "BASH specific extensions", and
functionality of shell scripts in general. Two quick examples of what
i mean are:
o `echo -e' bashizm -> printf shellizm
o `arrays' bashizm -> tmp=$@ ; set -- $ARRAY ; use_array $@ ; set -- $tmp
Of course, if very-very specific one is used, it may be hard to find
solution. And i just don't want to grep man bash on all of them. Let
users describe what they use, maybe it's possible to solve by ordinary
shell.
--
-o--=O`C info emacs : not found /. .\ ( is there any reason to live? )
#oo'L O info make : not found o (R.I.P. Debian Operating System)
<___=E M man gcc : not found .-- ( TNX, RMS. )
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