Re: Proposed new POSIX sh policy
* Manoj Srivastava (srivasta@debian.org) [061116 05:57]:
> ,----
> | "Shell scripts specifying /bin/sh as interpreter must only use POSIX
> | features, additionally, they may assume that echo -n .... . Also,
> | they may use test -a/o and the local directive in shell functions,
> | as long as .... If a shell script uses features beyond this set
> | listed, then the appropriate shell must be specified in the first
> | line of the script (e.g., #!/bin/bash) and the package must depend on
> | the package providing the shell (unless the shell package is marked
> | "Essential", as in the case of bash). "
> `----
>
> This does specify what the scripts may expect, but drops all
> wording from this section regarding what the policy expectation of
> /bin/sh is.
Sounds good to me. Though (as a non-native speaker) I would rather
reformat it to:
| ... must only use POSIX features, and can:
| - assume that echo -n ...
| - use test -a/o and the local directive
|
| If a shell ...
But that are details of course.
Cheers,
Andi
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