-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> ``The shell `/bin/sh' may be symbolic link to any POSIX compatible > shell. If a script uses non-POSIX features the appropriate shell > has to be specified in the first line of the script (i.e. > `#!/bin/bash') and the package has to depend on the package > providing the shell (unless the shell package is marked > `Essential').'' This is ok, but I would object if it simply stops there. I think something like the following would have to be added: ``For portability reasons, you must use POSIX syntax wherever possible.'' Would be very nice also to add some hints about which bash features are not POSIX compliant. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNFBzKSqK7IlOjMLFAQFGygP9FBvDxcOBPlbdFwumq5vGBbCxUn5S/5+3 t3eGqb+cUwNM0cT7flFKxnXSK1jYcDtJSrEeFbwdKKCK0fbLijWbJb6dEuOGwLaF t+WdpQQWx1+L2K8ceEfRBD3RnNNTxoRqvUN0qhBNHBqvV7prFZnhrPdOmO83Ij6n 8o45LNWUqxU= =zvhe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
