On 2009-07-23, Manoj Srivastava <sriva...@debian.org> wrote: >> As long as /bin/sh refuses extensions to posix I agree with you, but >> bashism has been a cuss word for years before 2004. > Source? Policy does not even ban bashims for maintainer scripts.
Surely not, it just tells you to use bash in the shebang. """ You may wish to restrict your script to SUSv3 features plus the above set when possible so that it may use /bin/sh as its interpreter. If your script works with dash (originally called ash), it probably complies with the above requirements, but if you are in doubt, use /bin/bash. """ Kind regards, Philipp Kern -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org