https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2025-07/msg00005.html

* Rearrange options, set a few options to their default to close
down configure diff. Also pin down a couple of configure aliases that
look like they were different options, but aren't.

* Introduce new security option to scramble mem at free.

* License diff, year update.

Signed-off-by: Christian Melki <[email protected]>
---
 rules/bash.in   |  7 +++++++
 rules/bash.make | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rules/bash.in b/rules/bash.in
index 0f8f33f82..1e7967d4a 100644
--- a/rules/bash.in
+++ b/rules/bash.in
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ config BASH_MULTIBYTE
        help
          Enable multibyte characters if OS supports them.
 
+config BASH_MEM_SCRAMBLE
+       bool
+       prompt "Enable mem overwrite after free"
+       help
+         Security feature. Helps when handling sensitive data in variables.
+         But caveats apply, the probably is performance issues and bugs here.
+
 config BASH_PROCSUBST
        bool
        prompt "Enable process substitution"
diff --git a/rules/bash.make b/rules/bash.make
index 1909fd509..1392eb1ac 100644
--- a/rules/bash.make
+++ b/rules/bash.make
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ PACKAGES-$(PTXCONF_BASH) += bash
 #
 # Paths and names
 #
-BASH_VERSION   := 5.2.37
-BASH_MD5       := 9c28f21ff65de72ca329c1779684a972
+BASH_VERSION   := 5.3
+BASH_MD5       := 4c7fb7d82586f93ab1d833ef20378ee8
 BASH           := bash-$(BASH_VERSION)
 BASH_SUFFIX    := tar.gz
 BASH_URL       := $(call ptx/mirror, GNU, bash/$(BASH).$(BASH_SUFFIX))
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BASH_DIR      := $(BUILDDIR)/$(BASH)
 BASH_LICENSE   := GPL-3.0-or-later
 BASH_LICENSE_FILES     := \
        file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504 \
-       
file://general.c;startline=1;endline=19;md5=e33b255b2fde7a27805a07a2a59d571e
+       
file://general.c;startline=1;endline=19;md5=58a7da9d30894a1d5a3c10e9eedbd393
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Prepare
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ BASH_CONF_ENV       := \
 BASH_CONF_TOOL := autoconf
 BASH_CONF_OPT  := \
        $(CROSS_AUTOCONF_USR) \
-       $(GLOBAL_LARGE_FILE_OPTION) \
-       --without-bash-malloc \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_SHLIKE)-minimal-config \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_ALIASES)-alias \
+       --disable-alt-array-implementation \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_ARITHMETIC_FOR)-arith-for-command \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_ARRAY)-array-variables \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_HISTORY)-bang-history \
+       --disable-bash-source-fullpath-default \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_BRACE)-brace-expansion \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_CASEMODATTR)-casemod-attributes \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_CASEMODEXP)-casemod-expansions \
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ BASH_CONF_OPT       := \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_CONDITIONAL_REGEX)-cond-regexp \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_COPROCESSES)-coprocesses \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_DEBUGGER)-debugger \
+       --disable-dev-fd-stat-broken \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_DIREXPDEFLT)-direxpand-default \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_DIRSTACK)-directory-stack \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_DISABLED_BUILDINS)-disabled-builtins \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_DPARAN_ARITH)-dparen-arithmetic \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_EXTPATTERN)-extended-glob \
        --$(call ptx/endis, 
PTXCONF_BASH_EXTPATTERN_DEFLT)-extended-glob-default \
+       --enable-function-import \
        --$(call ptx/endis, 
PTXCONF_BASH_GLOB_ASCIIRANGE_DEFLT)-glob-asciiranges-default \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_HELP)-help-builtin \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_CMDHISTORY)-history \
@@ -72,9 +74,20 @@ BASH_CONF_OPT        := \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_SELECT)-select \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_SEP_HELPFILES)-separate-helpfiles \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_SINGLE_HELPLINE)-single-help-strings \
+       --disable-strict-posix-default \
+       --enable-translatable-strings \
+       --disable-usg-echo-default \
+       --disable-xpg-echo-default \
+       --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_MEM_SCRAMBLE)-mem-scramble \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_GPROF)-profiling \
        --$(call ptx/endis, PTXCONF_BASH_STATIC)-static-link \
-       --$(call ptx/wwo, PTXCONF_BASH_CURSES)-curses
+       $(GLOBAL_LARGE_FILE_OPTION) \
+       --enable-threads=posix \
+       --$(call ptx/endis, PTXDIST_Y2038)-year2038 \
+       --without-afs \
+       --without-bash-malloc \
+       --$(call ptx/wwo, PTXCONF_BASH_CURSES)-curses \
+       --without-gnu-malloc
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target-Install
-- 
2.34.1


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