Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

[<aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>(Alex Yukhimets)]

> Is this[1] to be considered as a bug and should I report it?
> 
> 	Torsten
> 
> Footnotes: 
> [1] the using of non-sh features in a script started with #!/bin/sh

Yes, this is a bug! Please report it. 
Even more, we had a BIG discussion of this issue and dicided to have an
alternatives for /bin/sh link (like bash, ash, pdksh).
A few developers even expressed desire to remove "essential" flag from bash,
that is every package that uses bash would have to declare explicit dependency
on it.

Alex Y.
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