Marc Chantreux wrote: > Lennart Borgman wrote: >> Did you try win-bash (an old bash, version 1.14.2): >> http://win-bash.sourceforge.net/ > > never head about it before. I just downloaded it and tested: > > Step 1 : edition > > no vi and emacs mode (in todo list), so no completion system too? > tcsh as emacs and vi mode, completion and bindkey. > > Step 2 : programming > > i think to myself that win-bash can be good as sh for makefiles. but > > a=1 > > good ... it works ... > > let a++ > > error :) > > : $(( a++ )) > > error again! > > [ -n $a ] && echo good > > says good ! wow ! > > [ -n $z ] && echo good > > says good ! arghhh ! > > Step 3 : Conclusion > > - tcsh is bad for programming but the program i've done works fine. > - win-bash cannot be used as interactive shell (as it is as poor as cmd > for the moment) > - win-bash is too buggy to be used as sh in makefile. > > so why use it? peraps i missed something!
Thanks for telling us. I wonder what they meant when they said that the win-bash port successfully handled all the scripts they tested. Did you see the scripts somewhere? > I think the lake of open source sh is a real problem so if i had more > time to spend for a windows shell , i would try to port dash (as > minimalist sh replacement, it can be easier to port than bash). If i was > really skilled, i would try to port zsh (wich is much powerfull than bash). There is an old port of zsh (or maybe was, I am not sure I can find it now). Yes, a unix style shell would makes things easier for those working on multiple platforms or porting software in either direction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
