X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=NTJ/2 IoCYeH+oY1pLz7Y6SY9QXeak88X2NcapItdEd4Zu8YMn9UA7M4CoHzohwk651Rb8 lDuw2OE7YCyd/G6FHwCyoITCyLdLzw2oqjsK3t6QZF1HUVdYz43t1o5c38GbJD8P ZJY+FuUgQDHOPycXfNNWQ9MfIDuWyQfY9lp49U= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-type; s=default; bh=f7YLm/vg0vu ywSqhclGMsFtW1bU=; b=OcckZCHI9ijH+Q4Mo3C0i3PDmWCqTvb8uGv9mFQSjLm e6hXey6vB53Z2vMcqA8qTbrvWo+9pYz9n44iw6HcmtP2iUP7l5Md6r3YtWOTnCeZ adaQg8JoivPBesjXtoaiIwWXcBiOt95pDk06VMBktz9gV2QsMCkeN+OTIo1/hPVc = Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=*proper*, sk:alterna, shebang, H*i:sk:5700975 X-HELO: mail-in-12.arcor-online.net X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 mail-in-17.arcor-online.net 3qd4ny5pFPzYtj From: Achim Gratz To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: How to install a custom permanent postinstall handler? References: <838469265 DOT 20160401235308 AT yandex DOT ru> <87a8lcicxg DOT fsf AT Rainer DOT invalid> <5700975A DOT 3070002 AT cygwin DOT com> Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2016 08:24:02 +0200 In-Reply-To: <5700975A.3070002@cygwin.com> (Yaakov Selkowitz's message of "Sat, 2 Apr 2016 23:08:58 -0500") Message-ID: <87y48vqkfx.fsf@Rainer.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.91 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Yaakov Selkowitz writes: > I am not in favour of /bin/sh being alternatives-able. I'd posit that it should not be bash then and somwone else might reasonably want a different /bin/sh, perhaps even bash. Which is exactly why the alternatives system exists. > The *proper* course of action is to use the shebang for the script > interpreter you require, i.e. /bin/dash. It's perfectly OK to use /bin/sh (I'd even recommend it) if all you want is a POSIX shell. You shouldn't be trying to use local then, but that's another story (*). (*) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18597697/posix-compliant-way-to-scope-variables-to-a-function-in-a-shell-script Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ SD adaptations for Waldorf Q V3.00R3 and Q+ V3.54R2: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSDada -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple