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  1. Bug #61463
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 61463

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sparr (sparr0) wrote : Re: [Bug 61463] Re: Script that are using bash could be broken with the new symlink

The 'bug' is not with dash, it is with every package that dash "breaks".
They should all be fixed. *maybe* dash should not be the default until they
are fixed, but I think they would never get fixed if it wasn't.

On 10/30/06, Stephen Thorne <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Suggested resolution:
>
> Use /bin/dash instead of /bin/sh for scripts that are desired to run
> fast, and revert the change.
>
> If you like ./configure running faster, then patch the code so that
> ./configure has #!/bin/dash.
>
> This change has obviously caused regressions, and should be considered a
> high priority bug that should be fixed, not justified.
>