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Re: [PATCH 4/4] stop supporting bash-1.x

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:19:06 -0400
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] stop supporting bash-1.x
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On Tue 28 Jan 2014 13:53:57 Roland McGrath wrote:
> Seems OK.  But double-check any documentation that might mention shell
> version requirements.

i can't find mention of bash or its versions anywhere in the source (using 
`git grep -i bash`).  the INSTALL and manual/install.texi def do not mention 
it.  i could add a section saying "you need bash-2 or newer", but would that 
really be useful ?  considering we require gcc-4.4 or newer, seems like it 
would be more noise for people.

certainly if we wanted to require bash-3 or newer, a section would be 
warranted.  but bash-2.0 was released over a decade ago :).
-mike

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