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Re: Tightening up specification of /bin/sh



Zack Weinberg <zackw@stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> I'd like to tighten this up a bit by requiring that /bin/sh adhere to
> the consensus of implementations, where POSIX leaves things
> unspecified.  What follows is one possible revision.  The wording
> isn't ideal; I'm open to suggestions.

I object most strongly.  The only reason why things like POSIX exists is
because in general there is no consensus.
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