>>"Clint" == Clint Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I don't have what? which is present, either as a builtin, or
>> provided by an essential package. What exactly do I not have?
Clint> You don't have a standard interface. Any POSIX-compliant
Clint> shell could easily implement a 'which' builtin that returns
Clint> success no matter what. This would not violate POSIX. This
Clint> would not violate Debian policy. Some postinsts might stop
Clint> working properly. Common sense might save you on this one.
And heaven forbid we have any in Debian.
>> Oh? How is it not POSIX?
Clint> type is X/Open.
Is POSIX + extention.
>> Then we should stop right here, since that is an impossible goal.
Clint> That doesn't necessarily follow.
Yes, it does. There are never going to be no problems.
>> Yes. File bugs.
Clint> It would be silly to mass-file bugs if there's going to be a
Clint> modification of policy in the near future.
Unlikely. The best you'll get it POSIX+extention, and that
still means command -v is a bashism.
>> File bugs. fix things. More documents saying this is wrong
>> does not fix any bugs. Policy already talks about POSIX /bin/sh, yet
>> another document just adds to the ossification, and solves nothing.
Clint> You seem to be happily ignoring the fact that certain people object to
Clint> the dearth of features in POSIX sh.
I have no interest in what certain people find pleasing,
unless these certain people are identified, and then only after
consideration.
manoj
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