GOTCHA in Ubuntu - broken shell

[Tyson Sawyer]

On 9/28/07, Bill Sconce <sconce at in-spec-inc.com> wrote:
> (And remember to not trust Ubuntu. They don't think things through
> to the consequences. They don't listen, either. See below.)

How about the consequences of using the syntax of one language and
asking the shell/interpreter/compiler of a different one to run it?
Bill, I have to disagree with you on this one.

If you say '/bin/sh' then you should speak '/bin/sh'.
If you say '/usr/bin/python' then you should speak '/usr/bin/python'.
If you are speaking '/bin/bash', then you should say, '/bin/bash'.

Don't use bash syntax in a script that is configured to be run by /bin/sh.

....of course, if dash is failing on correct sh syntax, then Ubuntu
screwed up and the above comments don't apply.

Cheers!
Ty

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Tyson D Sawyer

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