* Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061116 05:57]: > ,---- > | "Shell scripts specifying /bin/sh as interpreter must only use POSIX > | features, additionally, they may assume that echo -n .... . Also, > | they may use test -a/o and the local directive in shell functions, > | as long as .... If a shell script uses features beyond this set > | listed, then the appropriate shell must be specified in the first > | line of the script (e.g., #!/bin/bash) and the package must depend on > | the package providing the shell (unless the shell package is marked > | "Essential", as in the case of bash). " > `---- > > This does specify what the scripts may expect, but drops all > wording from this section regarding what the policy expectation of > /bin/sh is.
Sounds good to me. Though (as a non-native speaker) I would rather reformat it to: | ... must only use POSIX features, and can: | - assume that echo -n ... | - use test -a/o and the local directive | | If a shell ... But that are details of course. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
