Re: Proposed new POSIX sh policy, version two
On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 10:02:14AM +0200, Jari Aalto wrote:
> Hubert Chan <uhoreg@debian.org> writes:
>
> > On 23 Nov 2006 22:40:01 +0200, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> said:
> >
> > > My point. If there is explicit "Depends: bash", then someone can post
> > > a patch to provide alternative solution to a person who may not know
> > > alternative constructs (having learned only bashism).
> >
> > Sorry, but I don't understand what you're trying to do here. Can you
> > please explain what dependencies have to do with wishlist bugreports?
>
> "Depends:" make dependency visible, whereas filing a wishlist is
> usually result of someone by accident finding the script to include
> bashism. He may offer a patch to convert those constructs to standard
> sh-way-of-doing-things.
>
> It's easier to eyeball packages that explicitly announce "bash".
> Those could be put to a stress test through:
>
> /bin/dash
> /bin/posh
> ...
>
> If someone feels up to.
I don't really see the point. If the maintainer knows the package
contains bashisms, he might just as well fix them instead.
Regards: David
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