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Re: Bug#762839: bash without importing shell functions from the environment



Hi,

Raphael Geissert:
> On Friday 26 September 2014 18:48:37 Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> [...]
> > In any case, adding "-p" to any #!/bin/bash shebang line looks like a very
> > good idea. Shall we add a Lintian check for this?
> 
> No.
> 
… and why not? 

Importing random functions from the environment is a misfeature which will
bite us again in the future.

The alternate solution is to disable this code entirely. Fine with me;
I seriously doubt that anybody needs this code, let alone would notice.

-- 
-- Matthias Urlichs

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