Bug#1051371: debian-policy: stop referring to legacy filesystem paths for script interpreters
On Wed, 6 Sept 2023 at 23:51, Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> wrote:
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> >>>>> "Luca" == Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org> writes:
> Luca> /bin/sh is not universally compatible with non-Linux OSes.
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> I claim it is more compatible.
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> Luca> Also I thought that policy should not be used to beat other
> Luca> developers (it is because of this) and it should reflect the
> Luca> common practices adopted in Debian (it does not because of
> Luca> this). Is that no longer the case?
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> I'd consider it a non-RC bug if someone were manually writing
> #!/usr/bin/sh
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> We can debate about normal vs minor.
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> I do not think it should be a bug if some automated build process found
> /usr/bin/sh and stuck that into a script.
> I'd support a policy change to make that clear.
How would such a change look like?
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