Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanw...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: >> >> hanw...@gmail.com writes: >> >> > On 2020/03/14 21:58:52, lemzwerg wrote: >> >> Just skimming the code: LGTM >> >> >> >> >> > https://codereview.appspot.com/569540043/diff/555440061/scripts/build/output-distance.py >> >> File scripts/build/output-distance.py (right): >> >> >> >> >> > https://codereview.appspot.com/569540043/diff/555440061/scripts/build/output-distance.py#newcode66 >> >> scripts/build/output-distance.py:66: # explicitly use bash, so we >> > don't get dash >> >> on Ubuntu. >> >> This needs an update of `STEPMAKE_INIT` in `aclocal.m4`. Right now, >> > AFAICS, >> >> `bash` is optional, and `configure` falls back to whatever is given in >> > the >> >> `SHELL` environment variable. >> > >> > Are there still systems that run without bash that we care about? >> >> MacOSX, FreeBSD? > > But for compiling LilyPond you'll need to install a significant set of > dependencies (tex, metafont, bison, flex etc.). I think it is > reasonable for us to require bash as well. > > also, > https://www.golem.de/news/apple-macos-wechselt-von-bash-auf-zsh-als-standard-shell-1906-141714.html > suggests that OSX actually uses bash.
Paywalled site. Anyway, it is well-known that Apple does not use anything under GPLv3, so if at all, they are using/offering a severely outdated version. -- David Kastrup
