From:	bas AT wn DOT com ("Bret A. Schuhmacher")
Subject:	Re: what did I miss? #!.... doesn't work in bash
8 Nov 1996 19:54:42 -0800 :
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On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, Geoffrey Noer wrote:

> Graham Whaley taps on the keyboard:
> > 
> >   Err, I thought that the decoding of a '#!' line had moved into the kernel 
> > on *IX, and was not a bash/shell/user level thing?.  You'll have to excuse 
> > me if I'm wrong, I've not really delved into ther kernel for a number of 
> > years.
> 
> I can try :-)
> 
> This is functionality that would have to be added to the cygwin.dll.
> It's not there now.
> 

Why, then is there code in the current/newest bash shell source for execing 
the program found on the #! line?  If this had been moved into the 
kernel, this code would be obsolete and removed.  I'm no expert, but I'm 
not sure this is something that should be added to cgywin.dll.  I think 
the bash shell needs another look.

Rgds,

Bret


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