Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash
Hi,
>>"the" == the lone gunman <lgunman@crh3019.urh.uiuc.edu> writes:
the> On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 08:46:38AM +0200, Torsten Hilbrich wrote:
>> I recently installed an other shell than bash as /bin/sh (ash
>> precisly) just to test the systems behaviour and noticed that some
>> scripts stopped working correctly. For example, /etc/init.d/rcS had
>> problems executing some scripts (e.g., loading the keymap). I changed
>> it to be #!/bin/bash instead of #!/bin/sh.
the> This is perhaps my only gripe against Debian. I too would like to
the> link /bin/sh to /bin/ash, but I ran into too many script problems, and
the> I don't want to change all of them to use /bin/bash. A script that
the> calls /bin/sh should ONLY use "standard" /bin/sh functions, and not
the> the extra features presented by /bin/bash.
Please file these as bug reports for the relevant packages,
with the details of the errors. These should be fixed.
manoj
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