Well, Since a significant amount of Linux distros use Dash instead of Bash for /bin/sh, and the large majority of Solaris/IllumOS system scripts depend on a 100% Bourne-compatible /bin/sh (of which Bash is *not*), I'd say fix the shell script, rather than open that particular can of worms.
Frankly, this is lazy coding on the part of the App Developer, since /bin/sh on ANY Unix-ish system other than Linux has NEVER been Bash. Bash was used in Linux for quite awhile due to (a) Lazy Distro maintainers, and (b) lack of a real, suitable, pure unencumbered Bourne Shell. That was fixed almost a decade ago, though, so continued reliance that /bin/sh -> bash is just very sloppy coding. Also, just to be clear: the scripts seem to wanting Bash, which is NOT a 100% compatible Bourne shell (of which ksh *is*). -Erik On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Gabriele Bulfon <gbul...@sonicle.com> wrote: > Hi, > > recently I've been driving mad porting a linux software containing a lot > of shells, failing with poor debugging infos. > At the end, I found they were all using /bin/sh but required a compatible > Bourne shell. > This will require me to patch hundreds of shell to point to /bin/bash > instead of /bin/sh > > So my question is : do we really need /bin/sh to point to ksh in 2016? > What do I risk by changing its link to /bin/bash? > > Gabriele > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------------------- > *Sonicle S.r.l. *: http://www.sonicle.com > *Music: *http://www.gabrielebulfon.com > *Quantum Mechanics : *http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gabrielebulfon > *illumos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/28364917-eb1c989b> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
