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Bug#530109: marked as done (kdebase-workspace-bin: bashism in /bin/sh script)

Your message dated Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:07:23 +0100
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and subject line Fixed in 4.3.4-3
has caused the Debian Bug report #530109,
regarding kdebase-workspace-bin: bashism in /bin/sh script
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Package: kdebase-workspace-bin
Severity: important
Version: 4:4.2.2-2
User: debian-release@lists.debian.org
Usertags: goal-dash

Hello maintainer,

While performing an archive wide checkbashisms (from the 'devscripts' package)
check I've found your package containing a /bin/sh script making use
of a bashism.

checkbashisms' output:
> possible bashism in ./usr/bin/startkde line 370 ($UID should be "$(id
> -ru)"):
> KDE_SESSION_UID=$UID


Not using bash (or a Debian Policy conformant shell interpreter which doesn't
provide such an extra feature) as /bin/sh is likely to lead to errors or
unexpected behaviours.
Please be aware that although bash is currently the default /bin/sh there was
a release goal for Lenny to make dash the default /bin/sh[1], and has been
proposed for squeeze as well[2].

If you want more information about dash as /bin/sh, you can read:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/01/msg00189.html

For more information supporting this goal please refer to Debian Policy,
section 10.4, at:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-scripts

Hints about how to fix bashisms:
Sometimes these bugs are already fixed in Ubuntu, look at the PTS.
If not already fixed you can read:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

If you still don't know how to fix the bashisms don't hesitate to reply to
this email, or tag the bug as 'help'.

[1]http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt
[2]http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2009/04/msg00133.html

Thank you,
Raphael Geissert

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I haven't checked prior versions but with this being fixed in the current
squeeze version I think the report can be closed.

Michael
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