Bug#876058: xvfb-run does not use /bin/bash in shebang line
On 2017-09-17 17:07 -0700, Rian Hunter wrote:
> Package: xvfb
> Version: 2:1.19.3-2
> Severity: normal
>
> xvfb-run uses "#!/bin/sh" as its shebang line. This is wrong because
> it uses bash-specific features like "trap on_cleanup EXIT".
No, this feature is not bash-specific, it is documented in SuSv3[1].
> This is especially broken when "#/bin/sh" links to "dash" (now the
> default shell on debian systems).
That appears to be true, however. See #390433[2].
Cheers,
Sven
1. http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/trap.html
2. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=390433
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