I could maybe see patching dash to die with an error "This script contains invalid syntax, try running it with /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh" when it encounters one of various known bashisms like echo -e.
On 2/17/07, nemti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No matter how many script devs you complain to, there is _always_ going > to be a script that contains bashisms. If /bin/sh _absolutely_ has to > point to dash, instead of refusing to run scripts with bashisms, why not > do something constructive like scanning the script for bashisms, and > then running it in bash? Or perhaps even patching dash to do something > useful with bashisms when it comes across them, like issuing a warning, > instead of just dying for reasons unknown to the user? > > -- > Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink > https://launchpad.net/bugs/61463 > -- Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink https://launchpad.net/bugs/61463 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
