Bug#478621: python-xml: bashism in debian/rules
Raphael Geissert
atomo64 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 30 01:14:57 UTC 2008
Source: python-xml
Severity: important
User: debian-release at lists.debian.org
Usertags: goal-dash
Hello maintainer,
While checking for bashisms in debian/rules with checkbashisms (from
the 'devscripts' package) I've found your package making use of a bashism.
checkbashisms' output:
> possible bashism in python-xml/debian/rules line 239 (echo -e):
> echo -e "\n$$i:" >> pxxx; \
Not using bash (or a Debian Policy conformant shell interpreter which does
provide such an extra feature) as /bin/sh is likely to lead to errors or
unexpected behaviours.
Please be aware that although bash is currently the default /bin/sh there's a
release goal for Lenny to make dash the default /bin/sh[1].
If you want more information about dash as /bin/sh, you can read:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/01/msg00189.html
For more information please refer to the Debian Policy section 10.4 supporting
this argument at:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-scripts
Hints about how to fix bashisms:
Sometimes these bugs are already fixed in Ubuntu, look at the PTS.
If not already fixed you can read:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh
[1]http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt
Thank you,
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