Bug#920642: gargoyle-free: Replace /bin/ash shell with /bin/sh

[Juan Picca]

Thanks for the info Sylvain!

Regards,
Juan Picca

Bug#920642: gargoyle-free: Replace /bin/ash shell with /bin/sh

[Fabian Greffrath]

b...@debian.org wrote:
> quest to purge ash ;)

But who is supposed to fight the Evil Dead then?!

 - Fabian

Bug#920642: gargoyle-free: Replace /bin/ash shell with /bin/sh

[b...@debian.org]

Hi,

On 27/01/2019 20:39, Juan Picca wrote:
> Package: gargoyle-free
> Version: 2011.1b-1
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: upstream patch
>
> Dear maintainer,
>
> Currently the ash shell is not widely used and was superseded by dash
> shell in debian.
> The attached patch replace it with dash shell.
>
> When ash shell be removed of all scripts using it, the ash package may
> be removed from debian.
> (Only four packges left according codesearch:
> https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=%23!%2Fbin%2Fash)
>
> Regards,
> Juan Picca.
>
> Note: The patch was upstreamed

This file isn't used by gargoyle, it's just part of the nitfol code import.
nitfol is then compiled in library mode (instead of standalone mode).
That file isn't installed at all.

You can disregard gargoyle in your quest to purge ash ;)

Cheers!
Sylvain

Bug#920642: gargoyle-free: Replace /bin/ash shell with /bin/sh

[Juan Picca]

Package: gargoyle-free
Version: 2011.1b-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: upstream patch

Dear maintainer,

Currently the ash shell is not widely used and was superseded by dash
shell in debian.
The attached patch replace it with dash shell.

When ash shell be removed of all scripts using it, the ash package may
be removed from debian.
(Only four packges left according codesearch:
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=%23!%2Fbin%2Fash)

Regards,
Juan Picca.

Note: The patch was upstreamed
Description: Replace /bin/ash shell with /bin/sh
 Use /bin/sh as the majority of the scripts does.
 Currently the ash shell is not widely used and was superseded by dash
 shell in many linux distributions.
Author: Juan Picca 
Forwarded: https://github.com/garglk/garglk/pull/342
Last-Update: 2019-01-23
---
--- a/terps/nitfol/nitfol
+++ b/terps/nitfol/nitfol
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/ash
+#!/bin/sh
 # This is a shell wrapper that finds an appropriate nitfol in your path
 # and runs it.  Requires 'which' and sh.  (only tested with bash, so YMMV)