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On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 15:28 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> i really think this bash vs POSIX issue is getting way more emphasis than it |
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> should. i'd make the claim the majority of people out there dont even know |
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> about /bin/sh, bash, dash, and friends, so most people out there will |
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> have /bin/sh pointing to bash and as such, none of these things will be an |
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> issue for them. anyone who has tried to switch /bin/sh to point to something |
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> else has already seen their system blow up. or they're using baselayout-2 |
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> and so they're aware of the issues. |
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> in other words, you want to put info in there about POSIX shell and changing |
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> your conf.d files, great ... but dont emphasize it like it's doomsday and all |
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> hell's gonna break loose when you upgrade. |
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True enough, but now I've said it I'll sleep better tonight knowing that |
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I've at least warned some people who think wow - baselayout-2 supports |
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*faster* shells like busybox. I'll rock with my -fomg-optimized flags. |
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IE ricers who then bitch that their box is broke if they downgrade. |
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Thanks |
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Roy |
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