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Re: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr

>>"Clint" == Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org> writes:

 >> I don't have what? which is present, either as a builtin, or
 >> provided by an essential package. What exactly do I not have?

 Clint> You don't have a standard interface.  Any POSIX-compliant
 Clint> shell could easily implement a 'which' builtin that returns
 Clint> success no matter what.  This would not violate POSIX.  This
 Clint> would not violate Debian policy.  Some postinsts might stop
 Clint> working properly.  Common sense might save you on this one.

	And heaven forbid we have any in Debian.

 >> Oh? How is it not POSIX? 

 Clint> type is X/Open.

	Is POSIX + extention. 

 >> Then we should stop right here, since that is an impossible goal.

 Clint> That doesn't necessarily follow.

	Yes, it does. There are never going to be no problems.

 >> Yes. File bugs. 

 Clint> It would be silly to mass-file bugs if there's going to be a
 Clint> modification of policy in the near future.

	Unlikely. The best you'll get it POSIX+extention, and that
 still means command -v is a bashism.


 >> File bugs. fix things. More documents saying this is wrong
 >> does not fix any bugs. Policy already talks about POSIX /bin/sh, yet
 >> another document just adds to the ossification, and solves nothing.

 Clint> You seem to be happily ignoring the fact that certain people object to
 Clint> the dearth of features in POSIX sh.

	I have no interest in what certain people find pleasing,
 unless these certain people are identified, and then only after
 consideration. 

	manoj
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