Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:45:42 +0000 From: Adam Nealis <adamn@csl.com> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: what is you favorite shell? Message-ID: <37274946.903A2612@csl.com> References: <199904281738.NAA93113@bellsouth.net>
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W Gerald Hicks wrote: > > > I have no problems with bash 2 as root user. Tho' I do make > > sure it's copied into /bin as the default install is to > > /usr/local/bin. > > I wouldn't do that. Over here we enforce the rule that only > 'make installworld' is permitted to install programs into > /bin or the other system installed directories for executables. > > If you *must* do this, make sure it is a statically linked bash. Which I do. It's just so I can have the convenience of bash if for some reason I'm in single-user and I don't want to mount /usr/local. I don't rely on bash-isms - I always use vanilla sh. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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