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From: Roy Marples <uberlord@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Network configuration and bash
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:09:02
Message-Id: 20070206210459.4af3fa35@uberpc.marples.name
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Network configuration and bash by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 20:58:52 +0000
2 Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@×××××××.org> wrote:
3 > | Right, and bash arrays are not shell
4 > | http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/toc.htm
5 >
6 > Sure they're shell. They're just not POSIX.
7
8 Maybe I should have been more clear.
9
10 Anything in /etc/conf.d/ should be able to be read by a POSIX compliant
11 shell. This means no arrays.
12
13 At this point in time, the only thing that uses arrays
14 in /etc/conf.d/net - or any other bashisms or non POSIX shell stuff is
15 out net config.
16
17 Hence the need to change it.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Network configuration and bash Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@×××××××.org>