#586: Syntax errors in make/make.config.rules.in -----------------------+---------------------------------------------------- Reporter: eschnett | Owner: knarf Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: critical | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: Resolution: fixed | Keywords: -----------------------+----------------------------------------------------
Comment (by knarf):
As to why we should not assume bash: we should ask the other way around: unless we really have to use bash we should stick to sh, because it is more portable. I agree that bash is probably around on almost every machine you can think of, but there might be some where it is not, is in a non-standard place, not in the path, or such. Also, bash can be a tiny bit slower than a light replacement, which is why some linux distributions change their standard shell away from bash (but still install it).