Bug#288182: Why do we not reset IFS? (was: Bug#288182: tetex-bin postinst fails when calling fmtutil)
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:23:39 +0100
Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> wrote:
> Using dash as /bin/sh and working in an
> eterm lead to the problem last time I encountered it; probably if you
> switch to a real console or point /bin/sh to /bin/bash, you can
> configure tetex-bin.
That's exactly what i'm doing. Eterm + dash. running apt-get upgrade in
an xterm fixed it.
Could someone explain me, how the used terminal emulation affects a
shell script ?
Attila Kinali
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