[Sparforte] Bourne shell required.

[Ken Burtch]

Hello Pascal,

(Testing fix for missing python path on my Unbuntu mail server.)

When I last looked into this issue, some Linux distributions were 
switching from Bash to Dash (based on Ash shell).  I think Dash is 
smaller and is preferred for a command prompt in containers. However, 
Dash is not compatible with Bash and Ksh and is missing features for 
writing shell scripts.  It breaks the shell scripts that build 
SparForte.  Non-Bourne shells like csh are too different to be used.

I've examined the SparForte scripts in the past but the changes to 
support Dash are not simple.  I will take another look at the problem.

Ken B.

On 2/26/2023 4:18 PM, Pascal wrote:
> Hello,
>
> configure script requires Bourne Shell and exits if not.
>
> When tested with Alire checks (https://github.com/alire-project/alire-index/pull/656), they are failed for Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu.
> I'm puzzled that the shell of these OS aren't compatible with Bourne Shell.
>
> Isn't this configure requirement too much restrictive?
>
> Thanks, Pascal.
> https://blady.pagesperso-orange.fr
>
>
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