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On Tuesday 06 February 2007, Kevin F. Quinn wrote: |
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> You need to define what shell (or subset) you want to parse it. 'sh' |
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> itself varies from platform to platform. |
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our standard has always ("always" is relative here; let's say "current") been |
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the bash superset of POSIX ... if a request comes up where someone wants to |
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change code because it breaks in their shell but the code in question is |
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POSIX compliant, the answer is simple: blow me |
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if the request is reasonable like stop using some bashism in favor of the |
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POSIX form and the change isnt invasive, then sure we'll generally make the |
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change |
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-mike |
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