On 7/27/06, Casper.Dik at sun.com <Casper.Dik at sun.com> wrote: > > >I suggest to make /bin/ksh ksh93 from the beginning that you don't > >have to deal with any backwards compatibility fuzz later > > If you want PowerPC Solaris and SPARC/x86 Solaris be that different, > then yes; if you want scripts to be compatible I suggest not.
Why not? ksh93 is mostly backwards compatible to Solaris ksh PS: Somehow I have the feeling that Sun doesn't want to see the project succeed in replacing ksh88 with ksh93, a feeling which is based on the open hostilities from Sun personnel and the permanent delays :( -- // Martin Schaffstall // EMail: martin.schaffstall at googlemail.com \\ // \X/