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and subject line Package python-xml has been removed from Debian
has caused the Debian Bug report #535416,
regarding python-xml: bashism in debian/rules
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Source: python-xml
Version: 0.8.4-10.1
Severity: important
User: [email protected]
Usertags: goal-dash
Hello maintainer,
While performing an archive wide checkbashisms (from the 'devscripts' package)
check I've found your package containing a /bin/sh script making use
of a bashism.
checkbashisms' output:
> possible bashism in python-xml/rules line 236 (echo -e):
> @echo -e "\nPatches applied:" >> pxxx
Not using bash (or a Debian Policy conformant shell interpreter which doesn't
provide such an extra feature) as /bin/sh is likely to lead to errors or
unexpected behaviours.
Please be aware that although bash is currently the default /bin/sh there was
a release goal for Lenny to make dash the default /bin/sh[1], and has been
proposed for squeeze as well[2][3].
If you want more information about dash as /bin/sh, you can read:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/01/msg00189.html
For more information supporting this goal please refer to Debian Policy,
section 10.4, at:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-scripts
Hints about how to fix bashisms:
Sometimes these bugs are already fixed in Ubuntu, look at the PTS.
If not already fixed you can read:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh
If you still don't know how to fix the bashisms don't hesitate to reply to
this email, or tag the bug as 'help'.
[1]http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt
[2]http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2009/04/msg00133.html
[3]http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2009/06/msg00767.html
Thank you,
Raphael Geissert
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Version: 0.8.4-10.1+rm
You filled the bug http://bugs.debian.org/535416 in Debian BTS
against the package python-xml. I'm closing it as fixed in *unstable*,
but it will remain open for older distributions.
For more information about this package's removal, read
http://bugs.debian.org/540475. That bug might give the reasons why
this package was removed and suggestions of possible replacements.
Don't hesitate to reply to this mail if you have any question.
Thank you for your contribution to Debian.
--
Marco Rodrigues
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