I've seen good reasons quoted against all proposed solutions, but the problem remains that to write portable application software systems using shell scripts a person needs a portable way to invoke the portable (i.e., POSIX) shell.
I realize there is principled opposition to inventing new solutions, if agreement cannot be reached on standardizing one of the existing practices, perhaps a new solution should be considered. For example, how about extending the syntax of the first line to something that is distinct from existing practices, e.g., #!posix shell Or, pick something else, like your favorit cartoon expletive #*?&[EMAIL PROTECTED] Only new applications would benefit, but it would not break existing applications. --Ted
