And just exactly how long would it take . .

Post #30,191 by Andrew Grygus 2/28/02 3:44:32 PM Reply	And just exactly how long would it take . . . . to replace bash with another shell of your choice? 30 seconds? 45 seconds? [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #30,204 by bepatient 2/28/02 4:24:18 PM Reply	Thank you... ...I was just getting ready to post the same thing. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #30,205 by drewk 2/28/02 4:29:29 PM Reply	Besides which ... And correct me if I'm wrong here, but if you really wanted to I'm sure you could modify the scripts to look up what your default shell is and just point it to that. I can't be a Democrat because I like to spend the money I make. I can't be a Republican because I like to spend the money I make on drugs and whores.
Post #30,206 by Squidley 2/28/02 4:36:06 PM Reply	Re: And just exactly how long would it take . . . . to replace bash with another shell of your choice? 30 seconds? 45 seconds? Even if you did have another suitable Bourne-compatible shell, would it really take you just 45 seconds to retest all those scripts? Just 45 seconds to figure out which ones relied on Bash-specific extensions and port them over to the new shell? What if some lawyers were demanding that you ship a version of your Linux package without a shell? Would it still take you just 45 seconds to respin a fully configured, tested, and working product? What if the component you were being forced to remove did not have any readily available workalikes?
Post #30,210 by ben_tilly 2/28/02 4:39:47 PM Reply	But would it work? You could make the substitution, sure. But bash does not always work exactly like csh or ksh and there is a chance of breakage in some complex shell script. Even so, the replacement of the shell would be relatively simple. But not necessarily utterly trivial. Cheers, Ben
Post #30,235 by Meerkat 2/28/02 6:19:30 PM Reply	Kinda like coding around non-standard behaviour in IE? :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #30,293 by wharris2 3/1/02 6:13:03 AM Reply	Oh shock non-standard IE behavior? (me quivers) More proof that squid is a shill. Or a bloody drooling MS "I can't hear anything else (covering ears)" advocate. Where each demon is slain, more hate is raised, yet hate unchecked also multiplies. - L. E. Modesitt

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