[rebase PATCH] Introduce --with-posix-shell configure flag.

[Michael Haubenwallner]

On 4/10/19 2:32 PM, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
> On 4/10/19 11:02 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Apr  9 11:23, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
>>> Some distros prefer a POSIX shell other than /bin/ash and /bin/dash.
>>
>> I think this is pretty old stuff nobody really looked at for a while.
>> ash and dash are the same binary anyway, both are dash.
> 
> Patch updated.

and attached now.

> 
>>
>> I'd prefer to drop the distinction between ash and dash, so dash
>> is default and --with-dash becomes a no-op.
>>
>> Also, why not just SHELL?
> 
> The variable SHELL does have meanings to the system() call,
> and may not necessarily denote a POSIX compatible shell.
> 
> Thanks!
> /haubi/
> 

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