Relying on /bin/sh compatibility ? ... Re: OpenJDK Build error on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-03 Thread David Herron
Andrew Haley wrote: Martin Buchholz wrote: On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Andrew Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But if one of our scripts actually needs bash (not just sh) why not use #!/bin/bash ? sh is a horrible programming language whose primary virtue is portability -- e

Re: Relying on /bin/sh compatibility ? ... Re: OpenJDK Build error on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-03 Thread Andrew John Hughes
> BTW does anybody know where to get a SHCK? (/bin/sh > Compatibility Kit) How can we be sure any /bin/sh interpreter is actually > compatible with /bin/sh ?? > > - David Herron > > > > I hear the license terms mean people can't really talk about the SHCK... -- Andrew :-) Support Free Java

Re: Relying on /bin/sh compatibility ? ... Re: OpenJDK Build error on Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-03 Thread Andrew Haley
David Herron wrote: > Andrew Haley wrote: >> Martin Buchholz wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Andrew Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> But if one of our scripts actually needs bash (not just sh) why not use #!/bin/bash ? >>> sh is a horrible programming l