Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Torsten" == Torsten Hilbrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Torsten> The . command in the ash do not support command line options to the Torsten> called script (Does anyone have the Posix standard for the bourne Torsten> shell handy?) Nope, command line options are not required to

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"the" == the lone gunman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: the> On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 08:46:38AM +0200, Torsten Hilbrich wrote: >> I recently installed an other shell than bash as /bin/sh (ash >> precisly) just to test the systems behaviour and noticed that some >> scripts stopped working co

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-27 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
On: 27 Aug 1998 19:02:43 +0200 Torsten Hilbrich writes: > > On: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:18:36 -0400 Shaleh writes: >> >> Yes, if it calls sh, it should only use sh features. Report a bug. >> Please show which line fails and if possible a way to make it sh >> compliant. I use ash as my /bin/sh w/o

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-27 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
On: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:18:36 -0400 Shaleh writes: > > Yes, if it calls sh, it should only use sh features. Report a bug. > Please show which line fails and if possible a way to make it sh > compliant. I use ash as my /bin/sh w/o a hitch. apt has a small > bug that is only cosmetic. The probl

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-27 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 02:12:39PM -0500, the lone gunman wrote: > I've heard of folks getting faster boot times when they link /bin/sh > to /bin/ash instead of bash. Are faster boot times an issue even worth thinking about? One of my boxes takes ages to boot (it has a soundblaster-type CD-ROM dr

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-26 Thread Shaleh
Yes, if it calls sh, it should only use sh features. Report a bug. Please show which line fails and if possible a way to make it sh compliant. I use ash as my /bin/sh w/o a hitch. apt has a small bug that is only cosmetic. Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > > I recently installed an other shell than b

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-26 Thread aqy6633
> Is this[1] to be considered as a bug and should I report it? > > Torsten > > Footnotes: > [1] the using of non-sh features in a script started with #!/bin/sh Yes, this is a bug! Please report it. Even more, we had a BIG discussion of this issue and dicided to have an alternatives for /

Re: /bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-26 Thread the lone gunman
On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 08:46:38AM +0200, Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > I recently installed an other shell than bash as /bin/sh (ash > precisly) just to test the systems behaviour and noticed that some > scripts stopped working correctly. For example, /etc/init.d/rcS had > problems executing some scr

/bin/sh vs. /bin/bash

1998-08-26 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
I recently installed an other shell than bash as /bin/sh (ash precisly) just to test the systems behaviour and noticed that some scripts stopped working correctly. For example, /etc/init.d/rcS had problems executing some scripts (e.g., loading the keymap). I changed it to be #!/bin/bash instead o