Re: Several reasons why debian should not use bash for /bin/sh
Hi,
>>"Steve" == Steve Lamb <morpheus@calweb.com> writes:
Steve> On 30 Jul 1998 00:53:45 -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> All that would catch are non-ashisms. Having /bin/sh emulate
>> ash is not exactly a goal. Havin a POSIX/UNIX98 compliant system is.
Steve> Whoa, whoa whoa! UNIX98 compliance? IIRC UNIX98 reuiqres
Steve> several things for "compliance" which are better suited for a
Steve> workstation than a server. BIND and X installed. Of course,
Steve> I could be wrong on that, and please feel free to blast me if
Steve> I am. But if I'm not, I'm not too keen on being "UNIX98"
Steve> compliant.
Calm down, take a deep breath. I am talking about the
distribution being compliant, not your particular machine. There is
no intention of shoving X down your throat. Debian should definitely
have bind and X.
Also, UNIX98 confrmance is likely to be theoretical anyway,
since no way are we going to be forking out the money for compliance
testing and branding. However, even informal UNIX98 compliance for
the distribution is a desirable goal.
In any case, we should not go out of our way to be
non-conformant.
manoj
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