On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 15:28 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: > i really think this bash vs POSIX issue is getting way more emphasis than it > should. i'd make the claim the majority of people out there dont even know > about /bin/sh, bash, dash, and friends, so most people out there will > have /bin/sh pointing to bash and as such, none of these things will be an > issue for them. anyone who has tried to switch /bin/sh to point to something > else has already seen their system blow up. or they're using baselayout-2 > and so they're aware of the issues. > > in other words, you want to put info in there about POSIX shell and changing > your conf.d files, great ... but dont emphasize it like it's doomsday and all > hell's gonna break loose when you upgrade.
True enough, but now I've said it I'll sleep better tonight knowing that I've at least warned some people who think wow - baselayout-2 supports *faster* shells like busybox. I'll rock with my -fomg-optimized flags. IE ricers who then bitch that their box is broke if they downgrade. Thanks Roy -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
